PLANS to film a spectacular train crash for the finale of the latest Mission: Impossible blockbuster were nearly derailed — by angry villagers.
Makers of the £150million movie applied to use an old quarry to shoot a loco hurtling off a 160ft viaduct as star Tom Cruise fights on top of it.
But residents said the explosive stunt would devastate wildlife in Stoney Middleton, Derbys, plus cause local chaos with the influx of 250 production staff plus fans.
Retired health visitor Elizabeth Longbottom, 80, said: “This is an area of beauty and tranquillity — and that’s going to be shattered when Mr Cruise and his team turn up.
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