Tom Cruise appeared in high spirits as he arrived at Battersea’s helipad with his private helicopter amid MIssion Impossible 8 filming, 

The Hollywood alum, 61, beamed after his arrival which came after a day trip in Oxford.

The Top Gun favourite was snapped having a friendly chat with the staff as he got off of the helicopter and took some photos with them. 

The acting legend sported a baby blue polo and denim teamed with white trainers, finishing off with his trademark aviator shades.

Tom was last seen filming in April when he shut down roads just a stone’s throw from Downing Street. 

Tom Cruise looked in really high spirits as he arrived at Battersea helipad with his private helicopter amid Mission Impossible 8 filming on Sunday

The Hollywood alum, 61, grinned from ear to ear at his arrival which came after a day trip in Oxford

The Top Gun favourite was snapped having a friendly chat with the staff as he got off of the helicopter

Dramatic scenes signalled trouble for the Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt as the actor was seen kneeling on the road in surrender.

The filming of the UK scenes of the eighth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise initially took place between March and December 2022.

Production restarted soon after, but was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Filming resumed in March 2024, but came to another halt in May, allegedly due to a faulty gimbal (a camera tool). It has since restarted again.

Mission Impossible 8 was originally meant to be filmed back-to-back with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which raked in over half a billion at box office.

If not for the strikes, MI:8 would have been with fans by the end of summer: its scheduled release date is now May 23, 2025.

As well as Tom, the eighth Mission Impossible film will also see the return of Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Vanessa Kirby.

The filming of the UK scenes of the eighth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise initially took place between March and December 2022 (Tom pictured in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One)

Mission Impossible 8 was originally meant to be filmed back-to-back with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which raked in over half a billion at box office

As well as Tom, the eighth Mission Impossible film will also see the return of Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell (pictured), Pom Klementieff, and Vanessa Kirby

It is hoped that Tom will not have to resort to desperately begging studio bosses to extend the film’s run this time around.

When the seventh film hit cinemas, the actor was concerned about Oppenheimer overshadowing the film, as it required the same limited screens.

He was proved right as Oppenheimer achieved almost $400 million more than Mission: Impossible at box office.