Copy to clipboard Simon Pegg has just been a fount of behind-the-scenes memories since he joined Instagram a few months ago. Right now, heâs on hiatus from 8, as they are filming back-to-back). As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Simon Pegg even recently looked back at his time filming the movies, revealing one har-har hilarious idea Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie had for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. You may remember the moment: In the 2015 Mission: Impossible film, Simon Peggâs Benji is tasked with hiding out in camouflage to keep tabs on Tom Cruiseâs Ethan Hunt as he embarks on a stunning plane stunt. The mission? To obtain a package on a plane, a package Benji is only able to keep eyes on because he remains camouflaged in the grass nearby. The scene is full of comic relief, but it also seems as if it was a hilarious ploy between Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie to put Pegg into a not-so-wonderful costume situation. Per Pegg: