Tom Cruise landed in a helicopter in a family’s field and then offered them a ride

Imagine Tom Cruise landing from the sky in your backyard – literally. A family in the UK was surprised when the actor landed in a helicopter in their field and then let them take a ride.

Cruise is in Europe to film the latest film “Mission: Impossible” and was scheduled to shoot in Birmingham, UK. The nearby airport was closed and Cruise, who was traveling by helicopter, needed a place to land, BBC News reports.

Alison Webb was asked if her field in neighboring Warwickshire could be used to land a helicopter for a “VIP who was late”, she told BBC News.

When the helicopter landed, none other than Tom Cruise emerged.

“I thought it would be pretty cool for the kids to see the helicopter land in the backyard,” Webb said. “He [Tom Cruise] basically came in and out and it was like, wow. “

Webb said Cruise immediately approached his children and “banged” them to say hello and thank them. “Then he said if the kids wanted they could get on the helicopter,” she said.

Cruise let the kids take a walk on his way to a meeting. “It turned out to be an amazing day,” said Webb. “It was surreal, I still can’t believe it happened.”

The cruise has spend a lot of time in Europe in recent months. According to Reuters, production of the seventh “Mission: Impossible” was halted in February 2020 while filming in Italy. Filming resumed in September and moved to London in December.

The film, from Paramount Pictures (a division of ViacomCBS), was scheduled to premiere in November 2021, but has been pushed back to May 27, 2022, according to Variety.

Cruise has been seen several times during his stay in Europe. Dozens in Birmingham have taken photos of the actor filming at the Grand Central shopping center, BBC News reports. Part of the center is closed to the public until Wednesday this week during filming.

Cruise was also spotted at a local Indian restaurant on Saturday. After ordering two chicken tikka masala dishes from Asha, locals started calling him “Two Tikka Tom,” BBC News reports.

Some have speculated if it was in fact Cruise, but Nouman Farooqu, the restaurant’s general manager, told BBC News it was “100%” of him. He came with a party of five and ordered dishes to share – then ordered seconds, Farooqu said. The restaurant also posted photos of Cruise with staff members on Facebook.