The global coronavirus outbreak has just put a stop on the upcoming “Mission: Impossible” sequel.

According to Deadline, with 219 cases of the COVID-19 virus in Italy, the local government in Venice has stopped all public gatherings, including production on the seventh film in the Tom Cruise franchise. The outlet reports that Cruise is not currently in Italy. Franchise co-star Simon Pegg confirmed production had been halted in Italy.

“[We’re] not in Venice, that’s where I’m supposed to be,” he said while speaking with BBC 6 Radio on Friday. “Paramount were very cautious and sensible I think and pulled the production out of Venice. It’s a big group of people, we were shooting carnival sequences and it was just unwise to remain so we bugged out.”

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“Out of an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of our cast and crew, and efforts of the local Venetian government to halt public gatherings in response to the threat of coronavirus, we are altering the production plan for our three-week shoot in Venice, the scheduled first leg of an extensive production for ‘Mission: Impossible 7’,” a spokesperson for Paramount Pictures told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement on Monday.

“During this hiatus we want to be mindful of the concerns of the crew and are allowing them to return home until production starts,” the statement continued. “We will continue to monitor this situation, and work alongside health and government officials as it evolves.”

Pegg is taking the Italian exit in stride: “I think it would be indelicate to complain about anything other than the fact that there was a lot of disruption for everyone.”

The film had been set to shoot in Venice for three weeks before moving on to other international locales.

ET Canada has reached out to Cruise’s rep for comment.

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Along with the film production, Venice has closed all schools and museums, and all sports, cultural and other public events have been cancelled.

“Mission: Impossible” is set to hit theatres on July 23, 2021.