Tom Cruise enjoys a day out with his billionaire buddies as they touch down at Battersea in his chopper

He was previously spotted taking to the skies to film the eighth Mission Impossible.

But Tom Cruise appeared to be enjoying some well-deserved downtime with his billionaire pals, as they touched down at Battersea in his helicopter on Thursday.

The actor, 62, beamed as he jumped into a waiting car with INEOS’ David Horrocks, and the chemicals conglomerate’s chief financial officer John Reece.

Tom cut a casual figure as he jumped into the vehicle after flying his chopper to the helipad in west London.

The star has been in the UK to film yet more daredevil scenes for the latest Mission Impossible film, which is set to be released in May.

The actor beamed as he jumped into a waiting car with INEOS’ David Horrocks, and the chemicals conglomerate’s chief financial office co-owner John Reece

Reece, who boasts a net worth of £4.2 billion, became one of the board of directors at Manchester United in February, after Richard Arnold has resigned from his role as the club’s director, following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s partial takeover of the club.

Reece joined Ratcliffe’s company in 2000 as a financial director and he was estimated to have a fortune of £9.1bn by the Sunday Times Rich List year.

His presence on the board means INEOS will be represented should a vote on major decisions be required.

Tom had previously been filming scenes for the long-awaited sequel Mission Impossible 8 at Longcross Studios. 

Back in April, Tom was last seen filming just a stone’s throw from Downing Street in London. 

Dramatic scenes signalled trouble for the Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt as the actor was seen kneeling on the road in surrender. 

Other scenes have been shot across Derbyshire, Surrey and central London at landmarks including the Natural History Museum in Kensington and Westminster Bridge.

The filming of the UK scenes of the eighth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise initially took place between March and December 2022. 

Reece, who boasts a net worth of £4.2 billion, became one of the board of directors at Manchester United in February

David Horrocks, who is also a member of the board at INEOS, was seen heading to the car with acting star Tom

Production on the eighth film had originally halted so that the cast could promote Part One, and then the strike began causing further delays.

Production restarted soon after, but was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Filming resumed in March 2024, but came to another halt in May, allegedly due to a faulty gimbal (a camera tool). It has since restarted again.

Mission Impossible 8 was originally meant to be filmed back-to-back with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which raked in over half a billion at box office.

If not for the strikes, MI:8 would have been with fans by the end of summer: its scheduled release date is now May 23, 2025.

As well as Tom, the eighth Mission Impossible film will also see the return of Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Vanessa Kirby.