“Every f–king film we go through this”: Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible Co-star is Tired of Actor’s “Terrifying” Stunts, Wants It All To End
Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One is already creating waves around the world. The die-hard Mission Impossible fans cannot stop hitting the theatres to witness one of the much-hyped death-defying stunts performed by the 61-year-old actor. One of the biggest draws of the super spy franchise had always been Tom Cruise and his dedication to performing terrifying stunts.
The Top Gun Maverick actor hardly uses a body double. From flying the MIG fighter jet to leaping from the tallest building in the world- Tom Cruise needs no introduction when it comes to giving hundred percent to his projects. His daredevil attitude even leaves his co-stars baffled. Recently a behind-the-scenes video from the sets of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One features his co-stars reacting to his cliff stunt went viral.
Tom Cruise’s Co-star Simon Pegg Is Tired Of His Daredevil Attitude
The death-defying motorcycle stunt of Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 7 took the internet by storm. Recently a BTS video was shared on the official page of the movie on Instagram which featured Tom Cruise filming the cliff stunt and disappearing into the thin blanket of air. According to the viral clip, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, and Pom Klementieff were present at the spot and looked shocked by their co-star’s cliff stunt.
Tom Cruise free-falls into the Norwegian valley and launches his parachute after being separated from his motorcycle in the stunt. As the actor performs the real-time stunt, the entire crew and cast members look to be in awe. One of the crew members went on to ask Simon Pegg, who plays the character of Benji in the franchise- “Are you crying, Simon?”
Shocked and almost speechless, the actor replied-
“A little bit.” He further says, “It’s terrifying. Every f*cking film, we go through this!”
The motorcycle jump from the 1246-meter tall Helsetkopen mountain cliff in Norway was shot during the pandemic period on the first day of the shoot.
Mission Impossible Director Christopher McQuarrie On Working With Tom Cruise
Director Christopher McQuarrie has been the brain behind the three installments of the super spy franchise- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The actor-director duo has produced some of the most terrifying stunts of all time. During the promotion of Mission Impossible 7, the director spoke about the safety measures and the precautions that are taken during the filming of the death-defying stunts executed by Tom Cruise. He said to Collider-
“They all have their own risks, and it’s not always what you perceive the risk to be. For example, with the A400, the concern was less that Tom would fall off the plane than he would be hit by a rock on the runway or a bird when we were in mid-air. So there’s all of these different factors and variables that you’re constantly thinking about that could go wrong outside of all the variables that you’ve eliminated.”
He further continued-
“The more variables, the scarier the stunt. I think that’s kind of, to me, what makes it terrifying is how many different ways Tom could be killed doing the stunt, but they’re all known. They’re all things that you’ve thought about and can’t control. Going off that ramp, he was entering the unknown. We had eliminated everything we possibly could. We just didn’t know what would actually happen when he did it because we could, in no way, shape, or form, test or replicate those conditions anywhere else.”
Tom Cruise has been entertaining us with the Mission Impossible franchise for over two decades. He has been the face of Ethan Hunt, ever since the inception of the franchise.
Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One is currently running in the theatres
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