Excitement was in the air this week when news broke on Twitter that one of Hollywood’s best action stars, Tom Cruise was flying over Oribi Gorge.

According to a Tweet from Mission: Impossible Updates it says: “He’s in the area for a few days to explore the location. Mission Impossible 8 should be filmed here. Tom Cruise flying his own chopper over Oribi…”

A side note does however say that it is unconfirmed that it is Cruise’s helicopter.

A South Coast local, Bernhard Grdseloff wrote on Facebook:

“Tom Cruise flying his own chopper over Oribi Gorge not far from my farm. He is here for a few days to check out the area. They want to shoot Mission Impossible 8 here.”

📹 Tom Cruise is flying in his own helicopter over Oribi Gorge here near me (KZN south coast). He’s in the area for a few days to explore the location. Mission Impossible 8 should be filmed here. Tom Cruise flying his own chopper over Oribi… https://t.co/AvaTgzYaQA

— imfupdates (@imfupdates) February 10, 2022

The Citizen reported that the American actor and producer Cruise will be shooting part of the eighth instalment of the Mission: Impossible movie series very close to home.

And locals may soon catch a glimpse of Cruise and the star-studded cast of Mission: Impossible 8. This was revealed on a local Facebook group earlier this week, after aeroplanes used to shoot the movie were spotted in Hoedspruit, Letaba Herald reports.

He's already in South Africa!

"Tom Cruise flying his own chopper over Oribi Gorge not far from my farm. He is here for a few days to check out the area. They want to shoot Mission Impossible 8 here."#TomCruise#MissionImpossible8https://t.co/VwZwvmjhMT pic.twitter.com/STLJYYEHm4

— Tom Cruise News (@TCNews62) February 9, 2022

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Cruise will once again reprise the role of agent Ethan Hunt.

Plot details remain a closely guarded secret, but the theme said to run through Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8  hints at the two movies being Hunt’s last missions.

The planes for the big stunt arrived in Hoedspruit, South Africa…#MissionImpossible8#TomCruise pic.twitter.com/GzzFdTrS5c

— Tom Cruise News (@TCNews62) February 8, 2022