Tom Cruise Gets the German Green Light

A solo Tom Cruise catches a helicopter flight in Berlin, Germany en route to the set of his latest historical thriller, Valkyrie.

Tom, who is also one of the film’s producers, recently received permission to shoot at Tempelhof Airport’s Columbia Haus, site of a former Nazi prison for political detainees. in Berlin.

Before this, Tom, 45, was turned away multiple times from filming at a number of key locations in the German capital. In the film, he portrays German resistance hero Claus von Stauffenberg.

Valkyrie is set for a Aug. 8, 2008 release.