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Coronavirus outbreak in Italy causes Mission Impossible VII filming to halt

Production of the latest film in the Mission: Impossible series starring Tom Cruise has been stopped in Italy following the coronavirus outbreak, American film studio Paramount Pictures said on Monday.The seventh instalment of the franchise was scheduled to shoot in Venice for three weeks, the first location for production.“Out of an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of our cast and crew, and efforts of the local Venetian government to halt public gatherings in response to the…

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