Tom stunned onlookers as he filmed the blockbuster near Downing Street today

TOM Cruise looked terrified as he filmed dramatic Mission Impossible 8 scenes in London today.

Actor Tom, 61, was seen filming the upcoming blockbuster near Downing Street, playing out a scene where his character appeared to be captured by the enemy.

Tom Cruise looked terrified as he filmed Mission Impossible 8 in LondonCredit: CLICK / Splash / Mega
The Hollywood movie star was seen holding his hands up in surrender while in-character as protagonist, Ethan Hunt.

Dressed in a navy jacket and jeans, Tom chatted with director Christopher McQuarrie and production staff inbetween scenes.

Just a few weeks ago, Tom stunned tourists as he sprinted through the city covered in blood, shutting down Central London.

In exclusive photos from the set, he was seen running over Westminster Bridge with army and police officers on his tail.

The Mission Impossible team have been filming at Surrey’s Longcross Studios as well as on location since the beginning of March.

Determined to stick to schedule by any means necessary, at one point Tom forked out for the entire cast and crew to be flown to set by helicopters after the M25 shut down.

Little is known about what will happen in the eighth instalment of the series – only that it will follow on from Dead Reckoning, which was released last year.

Originally titled Dead Reckoning: Part Two, the new film has since dropped being considered a second part and will instead go by its own name.

Reasons for this are unknown but rumours have varied from the film going in a completely different direction to what was initially planned, to the name being scrapped due to Part One’s lacklustre success at the box office.

Starring alongside Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Simon Pegg among others, Dead Reckoning went on to get two Oscar nominations for sound and visual effects.

However, despite raking in $565.8million worldwide at the box office, Dead Reckoning failed to meet the necessary returns to break even from its $291million budget.

On average, taking into account promotional costs etc, a film needs to make 2.5x its budget in order to be considered a financial success.

This was hindered slightly by the global phenomenon of Barbenheimer (the release date of Barbie and Oppenheimer) which came just two weeks after Dead Reckoning’s, causing a drop off in potential sales.

Currently, the as-yet-untitled Mission Impossible 8 is scheduled to be released on May 23, 2025 after a string of pushbacks due to the pandemic and last year’s SAG-AFTRA strikes.

It was initially meant to be ready for release in August 2022, before being delayed to November 2022, July 2023 and June 2024.

The actor was shooting near Downing Street todayCredit: CLICK / Splash / Mega

Tom was seen in-character as protagonist, Ethan HuntCredit: CLICK / Splash / Mega

He chatted with director Christopher McQuarrie and production staffCredit: CLICK / Splash / Mega

Tom was dressed in a navy jacket and jeansCredit: CLICK / Splash / Mega

His character appeared to be captured by the enemy at one pointCredit: CLICK / Splash / Mega

The Hollywood star is pictured in MI: 7Credit: 2023 Paramount Pictures