Tom Cruise flies his helicopter to movie sets
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Cruise, 60, who has had his pilot's licence since 1994 and owns several aircrafts.
(Web Desk) - Donning his signature Top Gun sunglasses, now the Mission Impossible star, Tom Cruise, flew his helicopter to the sets of eighth episode of the movie.
Cruise, 60, who has had his pilot's licence since 1994 and owns several aircrafts, was seen at the helm as he landed onto a Medway Council gardens.
He was snapped in the pilot seat of his Airbus Helicopter H130 as he landed with the crew. He sported a navy cable knit jumper with a pair of dark wash jeans and smart shoes.
He was joined by producer and director Christopher McQuarrie who sat beside him as they made their way to The Historic Chatham Dockyard in Kent.
It comes following the news that Cruise has to convince authorities governing the world's 'polar bear capital' that he won’t disturb the Arctic wildlife when he lands 30 helicopters for a Mission Impossible shoot.
The Hollywood star is looking to film Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two in Svalbard, Norway.
Lars Fause, the governor of Svalbard, refused production company PolarX's request to land the choppers on an Arctic archipelago because it will disturb wildlife in the local area.
Local environment leader Kristin Heggelund said that the territory, which is 600 miles from the North Pole, is aiming to 'preserve a virtually untouched environment'.
Cruise even missed Oscars ceremony for the sake of filming for the latest Mission Impossible installment.
His film, Top Gun: Maverick, took home the Academy Award for Best Sound, and was credited for saving cinema by Steven Spielberg.
Variety reported earlier this month that Cruise was filming part of Dead Reckoning Part Two aboard a carrier.
In addition to directing both upcoming entries in the Mission: Impossible series, McQuarrie is also writing and producing them.
He has been a regular collaborator of Cruise's since he wrote his 2008 WWII thriller Valkyrie, and he joined the franchise with the fifth film in the series, 2015's Rogue Nation.
Cruise will return to the big screen for the July 14 debut of Dead Reckoning Part One.
Fans of the blockbuster series won't have to wait long for the conclusion of the two-part film, as Part Two is expected to be released in June of 2024.
The first film will feature newcomers including Hayley Atwell, Guardians Of The Galaxy star Pom Klementieff, The Princess Bride's Cary Elwes, Catastrophe's Rob Delaney, Shea Wigham and Charles Parnell, who appeared with Cruise in his massive hit Top Gun: Maverick.
Their latest filming location of Svalbard has proven popular amongst Hollywood producers as it has been the backdrop to films including Bond blockbuster Die Another Day in 2002.
Having worked in Svalbard and with Cruise in the past, helicopter stunt pilot Marc Wolff told The Times that the actor prefers helicopters to snowmobiles.
He said: 'But it’s something we have to take into consideration nowadays, the noise and disturbance to wildlife in terms of helicopters.
'It’s the polar bear capital of the world. Sometimes there’s certain breeding that takes place at times of the year that they don’t want to disturb. It’s springtime now so they’re just coming out of hibernation.'
