Tom Cruise under quarantine
Tom Cruise under quarantine

Actor Tom Cruise is currently holed up, quarantined at the luxurious Hotel Gritti Palace in Venice, Italy.

A planned three-week shoot in Italy for Tom Cruise’s new Mission: Impossible film has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, movie studio Paramount Pictures said on Monday.

Filming was due to have started on Monday in Venice, where the final two days of the lagoon city’s annual Carnival festival was canceled on Sunday.

New coronavirus cases climbed above 220 on Monday as Italy shut down much of its wealthy north to curb the spread of the virus.

British cast and crew are scheduled to return to the UK, where they will be tested upon arrival.