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He has thrown himself into filming the latest instalment in the high-octane and iconic film franchise.

And Tom Cruise was every inch the stuntman as he got onto a motorbike to speed through the streets of Rome while filming intense scenes for Mission Impossible 7 on Saturday.

The Hollywood legend, 58, transformed into Ethan Hunt in a white shirt and a grey waistcoat, and a metallic tie.

Tom Cruise, 58, is ultimate daredevil on set of Mission: Impossible 7

The 58-year-old actor was seen making the impossible look anything but on Monday, when he shot action scenes for the anticipated movie in Rome, Italy. The 58-year-old actor was joined by the leading ladies of the upcoming spy film Hayley Atwell, 38, and Vanessa Kirby, 32, as he sped around the set on a motorbike.

Tom Cruise was in action on Monday (October 12) shooting the latest Mission : Impossible movie in Rome . The Hollywood star and castmate Hayley The scene revolved around a car chase with a black BMW M5 and several Italian police cars, in addition to a motorcycle and a special forces police truck.

Tom Cruise is back behind the wheel, and back behind the mask, in new shots from the Mission : Impossible 7 set in Rome . Cruise 's secret agent Ethan Hunt was spinning his wheels yesterday at the city's iconic Piazza Venezia, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In the scene, he's also seen

© Provided by Daily Mail Daredevil: Tom Cruise was every inch the daring stuntman as he sped through the streets of Rome on a motorbike to film Mission Impossible 7 on Friday

He completed his look by wearing a pair of matching grey trousers, while he stepped out in a pair of black ankle boots.

Tom was seen riding on a bike that had been kitted out to look like a police vehicle, suggesting his character had procured it for the chase.

A police car was also seen on set, and it was rigged with a camera on the roof to film both the person in the car and Tom as he drove past.

After shooting the intense scenes, Tom was seen chatting with the crew as he prepared to set off for another take.

Tom has been spotted filming many exciting scenes in the last few months, including taking on motorbike jumps, parachuting and riding on top of moving trains while on set in Norway.

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Phillip Fotopoulos - Mission Impossible Fallout is my favorite movie of 2018 so far. It felt like they took everything great about the series and took it up a notch. I read recently that they’re already planning Mission Impossible 7 . My question is, how much more bonkers than they possibly get?

The partnership between BMW and the Mission : Impossible franchise seems to continue, as seen on While the footage's not-so-great resolution failed to show us whether Hunt was driving a 5 Series or an What's clear is that the scene was shot in the narrow streets of Rome , allowing the tail-happy

Filming for the upcoming action movie was halted in Italy earlier this year after cases of coronavirus rose sharply.

The crew and actors have been in Norway filming ever since, before returning to the Italian capital earlier this week to continue with scenes.

Earlier this summer it was reported that Cruise hired a £500,000 ship for the film's crew in Norway to avoid any coronavirus-related delays.

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Star Tom Cruise was heading to the quarry “snow scene” as the stuntman’s bike exploded after a leap from the same ramp. Tom Cruise is known for doing his own stunts for the franchise Credit: Getty Images - Getty. Tom Cruise performs his own motorcycle stunts as filming resumes for the seventh

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Filming was already delayed for five months after COVID-19 spread across Italy, where production had been based in March, leading the release date to be pushed back to November 2021.

'They are terrified of further delays. Tom is determined not to see any more hold-ups. The studio believes it will keep everyone safe and get this shoot wrapped up', a source told The Sun earlier this summer.

It was recently claimed that Tom was 'exempt from Norway's quarantine rules' as he restarted filming in the Scandinavian country.

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The media personality revealed how 'excited' he was to start shooting the latest instalment of the franchise in a phone call with Norway's Minister of Culture Abid Raja.

Mission Impossible 7 will be released on November 19, 2021.