Did the thieves know they would be dealing with Ethan Hunt?
If so, they don't seem to be afraid of retaliation.
Tom Cruise, who has played the fictional character since 1996, was robbed for several thousand euros of business in England where he is filming the seventh installment of the
Mission Impossible
series
, tabloid
The Sun
reported on Friday
.
This luggage was inside the car of his bodyguard, stolen the night from Monday to Tuesday in front of the Birmingham hotel where he was staying, according to the daily.
"We received a report of the theft of a BMW X7 on Church Street, Birmingham, in the early morning hours of Tuesday August 24," a West Midlands Police spokesperson confirmed, but did not confirm the report. identity of the owner.
"The car was found shortly after", he added, specifying that "the investigation was continuing", in particular thanks to "CCTV in the area where the car was found".
But "everything it contained has disappeared," a source told The
Sun
, referring to "some luggage and business" of the 59-year-old actor.
A plan worthy of a
Mission Impossible
movie
According to the British tabloid, the thieves scanned and then duplicated the signal sent by the contactless key of this luxury car, all just two minutes from a police station.
"The ruse - worthy of the
Mission Impossible
film series
- allowed the gang to escape with the car under the nose of the security team," the newspaper said.
The star, known to perform most of the stunts in his roles himself, has been causing a stir all week in the Midlands in northern England.
He was seen filming several scenes for the seventh installment of the
Mission Impossible
franchise
, in which he plays the agent of Ethan Hunt, a specialist in espionage in extreme conditions.
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