This Article is From Sep 09, 2012

Tom Cruise movie sparks gun panic in UK neighbourhood

Tom Cruise movie sparks gun panic in UK neighbourhood

Cruise, 50, has delved straight into work commitments since splitting up from wife Katie Holmes in June

Highlights

  • Filming of Tom Cruise's latest movie All You Need is Kill sparked terror among residents of Herfordshire recently after sound of gunfire from the studio rang out across the neighbourhood.
  • Frightened residents in the Hertfordshire village of Abbots Langley called police on Thursday night to report gun shots being fired, prompting officers to launch an investigation, reported Sun online.
  • They soon discovered the gunfire had been coming from the nearby Leavesden Studios, where Cruise has been filming his new movie with actress Emily Blunt.
  • A representative for the studios then confirmed the shots were part of rehearsals for the movie.
  • "At around 9pm on Thursday, police received two reports of the sound of distant gunfire from members of the public in the Abbots Langley and north Watford areas," a police spokesman said.
  • "Officers contacted security at Leavesden Studios who confirmed that rehearsals involving the use of firearms had been taking place there during the evening," he added.
  • Cruise, 50, has delved straight into work committments since splitting up from wife Katie Holmes in June.
  • He finished sci-fi film Oblivion in California, before heading to Europe for All You Need Is Kill.
London: Filming of Tom Cruise's latest movieAll You Need is Kill sparked terror among residents ofHerfordshire recently after sound of gunfire from the studiorang out across the neighbourhood.

Frightened residents in the Hertfordshire village ofAbbots Langley called police on Thursday night to report gunshots being fired, prompting officers to launch aninvestigation, reported Sun online.

They soon discovered the gunfire had been coming from thenearby Leavesden Studios, where Cruise has been filming hisnew movie with actress Emily Blunt.

A representative for the studios then confirmed the shotswere part of rehearsals for the movie.

"At around 9pm on Thursday, police received two reportsof the sound of distant gunfire from members of the public inthe Abbots Langley and north Watford areas," a policespokesman said.

"Officers contacted security at Leavesden Studios whoconfirmed that rehearsals involving the use of firearms hadbeen taking place there during the evening," he added.

Cruise, 50, has delved straight into work committmentssince splitting up from wife Katie Holmes in June.

He finished sci-fi film Oblivion in California, beforeheading to Europe for All You Need Is Kill.
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