Tom Cruise nearly met his end on 'The Final Reckoning'
- While filming a stunt flying a biplane solo over South Africa for the latest Mission: Impossible installment set to release in 2025, Tom Cruise came close to losing his life.
- Cruise spent 22 minutes out on the wing, exceeding safety limits by 10 minutes, causing the film crew to fear he had passed out due to oxygen deprivation and exhaustion.
- Director Christopher McQuarrie explained the extreme scene involved wind speeds over 225 kph and highlighted that Cruise used a prearranged hand signal to communicate distress.
- McQuarrie said, "No one on Earth can do that but Tom Cruise," as Cruise climbed back into the cockpit and landed safely, showcasing years of meticulous preparation.
- This stunt underscores the franchise’s reputation for daring action in its $400 million eighth and possibly final installment, with fans uncertain if the series will continue.
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Tom Cruise Reveals How They Shot the Craziest Stunt in ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’
It was inevitable. On Wednesday at Cannes at the packed grand théâtre Lumière, Christopher McQuarrie, wearing a pale peach suit, measuredly answered questions from French journalist Didier Allouch about his writing and directing career, from “The Usual Suspects” (social media would give away the twisty ending today) and “The Way of the Gun” with Benicio del Toro, to collaborating with Tom Cruise on 11 movies. Then his star popped in, sporting a …
Tom Cruise describes ‘death defying stunt’ while filming 'Mission: Impossible’ in South Africa
The 62-year-old actor performs his own stunts – and one of the most thrilling scenes in the movie has his character hanging from the wing of a 1930s Boeing Stearman biplane.
How Tom Cruise nearly died filming 'The Final Reckoning' in South Africa
Tom Cruise’s film crew on his latest “Mission: Impossible” epic feared the actor was about to die after he appeared to pass out on the wing of a stunt plane over South Africa. The 62-year-old, who does his own stunts and was flying the biplane alone, was laid out flat on the wing after spending 22 minutes out of the cockpit – 10 more than safety guidelines allowed, his director Christopher McQuarrie told a masterclass at the Cannes film festival…
Christopher McQuarrie 'absolutely feels relief' about completing Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning stunts
With the movie including death-defying aerial and water stunts, 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' director Christopher McQuarrie "absolutely feels relief" that no one suffered any major injuries during production.
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