Tom Cruise was spotted setting off in a helicopter to go film scenes for Mission: Impossible 8 in the South African savannah.<br /><br />Locals said he has been staying in the small northern town of Hoedspruit in South Africa, near the border with Mozambique.<br /><br />The 59-year-old actor has been flying himself to scenes in nearby Kruger National Park, and has been staying in the town between shoots.<br /><br />Amber Maas, 22, a Dutch part-time photographer currently doing volunteer work in South Africa, snapped some shots of Cruise smiling and waving.<br /><br />She took them yesterday (26) before he flew off in the black helicopter.<br /><br />Tom Cruise has played the role of Ethan Hunt for over 20 years since the first Mission: Impossible in 1996.
