Tom Cruise to shoot a movie aboard the International Space Station

Tom Cruise is set to film his next movie aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

This was confirmed by Jim Bridenstine, an administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

In a tweet, he said that the space agency is "excited" to work with the Hollywood actor "aboard" the ISS.

“We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make @NASA’s ambitious plans a reality,” he added.

NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station! We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make @NASA’s ambitious plans a reality. pic.twitter.com/CaPwfXtfUv

— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) May 5, 2020

NASA has yet to disclose more details about the project with Cruise, but Elon Musk responded to Bridenstine tweet, saying: "Should be a lot of fun!"

The ISS is a modular space station orbiting the earth at an average altitude of 250 miles.

Cruise previously played an astronaut in the 2013 post-apocalyptic film "Oblivion." —Margaret Claire Layug/MGP, GMA News