Mission: Impossible III gets Rome premiere

Tom Cruise is going full steam ahead with the promotional tour for his new film Mission: Impossible III, despite the fact his fiancee Katie Holmes is ready to give birth at any moment.

The actor kicks off with the movie's first premiere in Rome, Italy next Monday.

Part of the film, which is directed by JJ Abrams, takes place in Rome.

Paramount Pictures executives say Cruise wanted to hold premieres across the globe and will have three more premieres in quick succession.

After the Rome debut, there will be a London premiere the following day, then Paris and finally May 1 in Mexico City.

The film will make its US debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on May 3, before its release in US cinemas May 5.