SEE: Tom Cruise in Hoedspruit: Limpopo locals cluster to chat to Tom

If you didn’t already know, Tom Cruise is currently in South Africa filming his next Mission: Impossible film!

In the past few weeks the famous actor has already been spotted around the country piloting his own helicopter. In recent pictures and videos from Twitter page Tom Cruise News, Cruise was seen in Hoedspruit greeting and chatting to eager fans.

Donning a black face mask, which he removed in order to engage with his excited fans, Cruise was seen graciously chatting to thrilled Hoedspruit locals. He has also been receiving lots of love from them, some even showing up with posters and signs for the Hollywood icon.

According to an article by the Daily Mail, he chatted to a few of the locals on one of the various stops he made.

“It’s so awesome to see you. I can’t wait for you to see the next movie. Thank you for coming out today,” he said.

Tom Cruise and Mission Impossible 8: What are the plans?

The Weekend Argus reported that Mission Impossible 8, starring Tom Cruise is expected to film in South Africa. The latest installment of the popular movie franchise will be filmed in Durban and Cape Town. This is believed to boost tourism in the country. 

“We’re delighted to see recovery in our visitor economy, with domestic and international tourists injecting some sorely needed capital into the city,” said Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism to the publication.

“We do understand that recovery will take a little longer than we had hoped but we are optimistic that this trend towards recovery continues in February. As we enter our ‘second’ peak season. While the numbers look better, we need sustained tourism to really impact our local small business sector and start turning the devastating blows dealt by Omicron-linked travel bans around,” he continued.

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