Cruise hoping to shoot first action movie in space

Tom Cruise is hoping to blast into the Hollywood record books by shooting the first action movie in space.

Nasa is working with Cruise to film aboard the International Space Station.

There are no details of the film, but Deadline - which first reported the story - said it would not be a new installment of Mission: Impossible.

The report also said Cruise, is also working with Elon Musk's SpaceX, which will transport two US astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa later this month.

Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter: "Nasa is excited to work with Tom Cruise on a film aboard the Space Station!"