Tom Cruise ‘Hires Hawks’ To Protect Mission Impossible 8 Set From Pigeon Menace

Major details about Mission: Impossible 8 have already been revealed to fans through several behind-the-scenes images, videos and information. Production on Tom Cruise’s upcoming and presumably final film as the legendary action hero Ethan Hunt has been ongoing for a while. In recent months, the 61-year-old actor was spotted many times in the UK. Cruise was reportedly seen filming a scene in Trafalgar Square when pigeons hampered his thrilling sequences. Given that there are three million pigeons in London, a source informed The Sun that Tom devised an unusual approach to keep them away from the scene.

According to reports, the action hero “hired hawks,” which are birds of prey, to keep pigeons out of his suspenseful scenes.

“It was a clever move and meant the scenes were filmed without a hitch,” the insider explained.

Professional falconers were there with the birds of prey, ready to step in if the pigeons ventured out.

Tanks and armoured cars were stationed in the popular tourist area, as shown in photos taken when Tom was filming the spy movie, The Sun reported.

Along with building a brand-new Trafalgar Square Tube station, his crew also hired hundreds of extras to act as troops, the report added.

Following the July release of Dead Reckoning Part One, the unnamed movie, which is most likely going to be dubbed Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, is slated for release on May 23, 2025.

Mission: Impossible 8 was intended to be released this summer but it was subsequently postponed owing to the Hollywood writers’ strike.

Production on the eighth feature was originally delayed to allow the cast to promote Part One, but then the strike occurred, creating more delays.

Christopher McQuarrie, a veteran franchise filmmaker and collaborator with Cruise, is directing Mission: Impossible 8. McQuarrie has penned the scripts for several of the biggest action films in Cruise’s career, including Edge of Tomorrow and Top Gun: Maverick. Based on the same-titled 1966 television series, the Mission: Impossible film series debuted in 1996.

In addition to Tom, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Pom Klementieff and Vanessa Kirby will also make a comeback in the eighth instalment.

Tom tried to make Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One last longer, but it did not do as well as the other films in the series at the box office.