--- description: Production on 'Mission Impossible 6' has been put on hiatus title: Tom Cruise Breaks His Ankle During a Stunt image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbb5b350b4d96128/6988da13cf40a86ac6c4901a/gettyimages-693286260.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Mission Impossible 6_ Filming Halted After Tom Cruise Breaks His Ankle During Stunt by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2017 3:49 AM CUT  Actor/producer Tom Cruise attends "The Mummy" New York fan event on June 6, 2017 in New York City. Actor/producer Tom Cruise attends "The Mummy" New York fan event on June 6, 2017 in New York City.Jim Spellman—WireImage/Getty Images by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2017 3:49 AM CUT Production on the sixth _Mission: Impossible_ film will go on hiatus after its star, Tom Cruise, [was injured while performing a stunt](http://ew.com/movies/2017/08/13/tom-cruise-injury-mission-impossible-6-stunt/ "undefined"). “During production on the latest _Mission: Impossible_ film, Tom Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt,” Paramount Pictures said in a statement Wednesday. “Production will go on hiatus while Tom makes a full recovery, and the film remains on schedule to open July 27, 2018\. Tom wants to thank you all for your concern and support and can’t wait to share the film with everyone next summer.” The studio’s statement doesn’t specify how long filming will be delayed, but [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2017/film/news/mission-impossible-6-faces-production-delay-after-tom-cruise-injured-exclusive-1202528831/ "undefined"), which was first to report the news, says it could be between six weeks and three months in order to give Cruise time to heal. Director Christopher McQuarrie also [shared an update on Twitter](https://twitter.com/chrismcquarrie/status/897885809025667073 "undefined"), writing, “Thank you all for your support and concern. Tom is on the mend and MI6 is on track for 07.27.2018.” > [](https://twitter.com/chrismcquarrie/status/897885809025667073) [Video obtained by TMZ](http://www.tmz.com/2017/08/13/tom-cruise-injured-mission-impossible-6-stunt/ "undefined") over the weekend appeared to show the 55-year-old Cruise jumping between two buildings on the film’s London set, but coming short of making it to the other rooftop, hitting the building instead and limping away after. Cruise is known for performing many of his own stunts, including ones in previous _Mission: Impossible_ films like [scaling Dubai’s Burj Khalifa](http://ew.com/article/2015/07/31/tom-cruise-craziest-mission-impossible-stunts/ "undefined") in _Ghost Protocol_ and [dangling off the side of a plane](http://ew.com/article/2015/07/23/mission-impossible-rogue-nation-tom-cruise-plane-stunt/ "undefined") as it takes off in _Rogue Nation_. _Mission: Impossible 6_ also stars Henry Cavill, Alec Baldwin, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, and Michelle Monaghan. _This_[ _article_](http://ew.com/movies/2017/08/16/mission-impossible-6-tom-cruise-injury-production-delayed/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_[ _Ew.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4904138/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-injury/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4904138/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-injury/"},"headline":"Mission Impossible 6 Filming Halted After Tom Cruise Breaks His Ankle During Stunt","datePublished":"2017-08-17T03:49:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:01:42.980Z","description":"Production on 'Mission Impossible 6' has been put on hiatus","url":"https://time.com/4904138/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-injury/","keywords":["movies","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbb5b350b4d96128/6988da13cf40a86ac6c4901a/gettyimages-693286260.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbb5b350b4d96128/6988da13cf40a86ac6c4901a/gettyimages-693286260.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"The Mummy\" New York Fan Event","caption":"\"The Mummy\" New York Fan Event","creditText":"Jim Spellman—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4904138/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-injury/","name":"Mission Impossible 6 Filming Halted After Tom Cruise Breaks His Ankle During Stunt"}}]}] ```