MIssion Impossible 4: The Valkyrie

Drawing the line between Science and Scientology.

Germany's Finance Ministry has banned Tom Cruise from filming his forthcoming movie at the Bendlerblock memorial site, despite pleas from the studio the location is "crucial" to the film. Cruise is playing World War II hero Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg - who lead an unsuccessful plot to assassinate Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler - in new film Valkyrie.

Despite the Defense Ministry's claims last month they would not permit Cruise to film at any of the country's military sites, the Finance Ministry - who oversee the properties in question - said the star was welcome to film in Germany - the only exception being Bendlerblock. Bendlerblock is a military building, which includes a memorial to Von Stauffenberg, who was executed at the site in July 1944.

The Defense Ministry announced they wouldn't allow Cruise to film Valkyrie on any of its sites, because they objected to his controversial Scientology religion, which is regarded as a money-making cult by German authorities - but the Finance Department denies their decision is related to Cruise's Scientologist beliefs. Rather they claim that Cruise failed to satisfactorily uphold the conditions of the "Topgun Agreement" wherein Cruise was paid an undisclosed sum of money in exchange for photography of certain parts of the fighter jets he had access to not seen in the film. Should Cruise turn over said photographs all limitations will be lifted and he can shoot his movie from David Hasselfoffs bunghole as the Defense Ministry is concerned.