Tom Cruise has accomplished an impossible mission – by getting Westminster Abbey to agree to him filming inside the iconic landmark for a new Mission Impossible film.
The 60-year-old action star has been busily filming the seventh and eighth chapters of the Mission Impossible film series back to back for the past two years – with many months of production still to go
However, the crew working on the action flick – who suffered an earful back in 2020 when Tom blew his top over Covid rules being flouted – think they have the jewel in the crown of the franchise for the eighth installment.
The film, expected to be titled Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, and which is due for release in June 2024, is set to include scenes filmed inside the 1,269-year-old Cathedral which is located in Westminster.
A source told The Sun: “Tom is really on one at the moment in terms of going bigger and better. There are literally no compromises.
“So when he wanted to film inside a church for the new Mission film, it had to be Westminster Abbey. They turn down almost every request, so it’s an incredible nod to Tom and to the production team to say yes.
“It will make an extraordinary filming location and sets the tone for just how big this film is going to be. The budget is enormous, of course, but the ambitions are even bigger.”
Tom was recently seen buttering up the royal family at the UK premiere of his current hit film Top Gun: Maverick.
The final Mission Impossible film will have scenes shot inside Westminster Abbey(Getty Images)
The pint-sized Hollywood star was seen beaming alongside Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at the red carpet launch of the film.
While it is unclear how Tom and the Mission Impossible team secured permission to film inside Westminster Abbey, it is likely they would need permission from HM The Queen to do so.
The final Mission Impossible film will have scenes shot inside Westminster Abbey(Getty Images)
The pint-sized Hollywood star was seen beaming alongside Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at the red carpet launch of the film.
While it is unclear how Tom and the Mission Impossible team secured permission to film inside Westminster Abbey, it is likely they would need permission from HM The Queen to do so.The final Mission Impossible film will have scenes shot inside Westminster Abbey(Getty Images)
The final Mission Impossible film will have scenes shot inside Westminster Abbey(Getty Images)
The pint-sized Hollywood star was seen beaming alongside Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at the red carpet launch of the film.
While it is unclear how Tom and the Mission Impossible team secured permission to film inside Westminster Abbey, it is likely they would need permission from HM The Queen to do so.
The pint-sized Hollywood star was seen beaming alongside Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at the red carpet launch of the film.
The pint-sized Hollywood star was seen beaming alongside Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at the red carpet launch of the film.The pint-sized Hollywood star was seen beaming alongside Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at the red carpet launch of the film.
Photo: Kwame Baah, a digital marketing expert and a content manager.
Ghanaian digital marketing expert, Kwame Baah is set to launch a global business agency for artiste booking.
“The primary focus of Get the Artiste is to bridge the gap between artistes and people or businesses who need talent for various engagements, be it a concert, event, Tv show or guest appearances” Baah told mediaplugafrica.
He explained: “Booking agency is not anything new, is all over the world so it’s nothing new. We are just trying to bring it over here in Ghana so that our artiste easily get to be connected with locally and internationally”.
K. Baah currently manages, strategize, grooms and promotes most of the big names in the Ghanaian music industry.
The official launch of K. Baah’s initiative “Get The Artiste” will take place on Friday, February 10, 2023 at the 3Music Headquarters, Accra at exactly 5pm.
British singer Ed Sheeran took to hisInstagram to share an emotional personal announcement following his return to social media after a two-month break.
In a video he shared on Instagram, The singer, 31, admitted he has been emotionally detached for much longer.
Ed Sheeran took to Instagram to address his absence. Credit: Instagram/Ed Sheeran
“I realise I haven’t been that engaged in my social media or my fan base online over the last couple of years and the things that have been posted on this account might have got a bit boring, I’m sorry, it’s my fault. Ed said in a video.
“The reason I’m making this video is, just being totally honest, I’ve had some turbulent things happening in my personal life so I just didn’t really feel like being online and pretending to be something I’m not, when I wasn’t feeling like that.
“And I know that sounds weird but hence I’m making this video to say things are looking up and I’m back online.
“Weird s*** is going to start being posted here.”
Ed Sheeran did not elaborate on what ‘turbulence’ he’d endured. Credit: Instagram/Ed Sheeran
However, Eddid not elaborate on what “turbulence” he’d endured, In February, he lost his close friend Jamal Edwards who tragically died after a cardiac arrest brought on by taking cocaine and drinking alcohol. Three months later, Ed and his wife Cherry Seaborn announced they had welcomed a baby daughter.
In November, Ed told his followers that he was taking a break from social media, after wrapping up work on a new music video.
Sharing a behind-the-scenes snap overlooking a beach, he penned the caption: ‘Signing off now until 2023. See you in the new year. Much love, Ed x.’
According to daily mail, the singer is in the middle of a worldwide tour, and is currently performing a run of shows in Australia and New Zealand.
R. Kelly arrives for a hearing on sexual abuse charges in Chicago on May 7, 2019.Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP via Getty Images file
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx told reporters that her office believes “justice has been served” against Kelly, who has been convicted in federal court.
An Illinois prosecutor dropped 10 charges of sex abuse against the singer R. Kelly on Monday, saying the cost was one of the factors she weighed in her decision.
Kelly, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, is already serving a 30-year prison sentence on charges of federal racketeering and sex trafficking after he was convicted in New York last year.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx told reporters that her office believes “justice has been served” with the two convictions. She said her office’s “limited resources and court time” were the ultimate factors, noting that it found the accusations to be credible.
“Mr. Kelly is looking at the possibility of never walking out of prison again,” Foxx said.
Kelly is set to appear Tuesday in Cook County Court, where the charges will be formally dropped. The state has accused Kelly of sexually abusing four people, three of whom were minors.
Foxx announced the state’s case in 2019, saying the incidents occurred from May 1998 to January 2010. Kelly had faced three to seven years in prison for each charge if he were convicted.
The women in the case were identified in the indictment only by their initials. Multiple women have come forward with allegations over the years.
Lifetime aired a six-part docuseries, “Surviving R. Kelly,” in January 2019 in which multiple women alleged Kelly subjected them to mental, physical and sexual abuse. Foxx urged potential victims to come forward to speak with her office about possible criminal activity after the series.
Foxx said Monday that she consulted with the women in the indictment before she decided to drop the charges, acknowledging that some might be disappointed.
“I know firsthand how difficult it is for you to tell your stories,” Foxx said. “Four years ago, I stood at this podium and shared my story of having been a survivor and my full understanding of what it means to have to go before strangers to discuss what is arguably one of the most horrific experiences one could have. And these women, all of them Black, came forward, believing that they would be heard.”
Kelly also faces state charges in Minnesota, where he has been accused of soliciting a minor for sexual purposes and engaging in prostitution with a minor.
In the New York case, Kelly was convicted on nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking. Jurors found that he set up a criminal enterprise that enabled him to recruit and transport underage girls for sex.