“It’s not that I’m not afraid. It’s just that I’m not afraid to face fear,”

affirmed, according to

Tom Cruise is famous for doing his own stunts – supposedly stunts – himself. Time and time again, he puts his life on the line for this multi-billion dollar series.

 

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Playing the role of super spy Ethan Hunt throughout the

Mission Impossible

series, Tom Cruise once hung from the tallest building in the world, clung to the outside of the plane during takeoff and performed parachute jumps at low altitudes no less than 100 times. .

In the latest movie

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One

, Tom Cruise rides his motorcycle off a cliff before deploying his parachute. This scene was filmed in Norway in 2020. It was the first day of an arduous film production process, fraught with difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise’s longtime creative partner delightfully known as “McQ” to his colleagues, said it’s one thing for Tom Cruise to perform a stunt, but another to be powerless to interfere. .

“I just stared at the crosses on the screen and waited to see blue – the color of his parachute. As soon as I saw blue, I was sure it was square, because if it wasn’t square, which means there’s a problem. There’s no redo when something goes wrong,” director McQuarrie admitted.

Tom Cruise asked the director to shoot six times, capturing the dangerous scene from every angle. “Completing

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One

must have felt exciting. It was a relief that it was all behind and everyone was safe,” the director recalled.

“Tom is never reckless with stunts. He is always very careful with everything. But it was a challenge and took more time than usual,” said actor Simon Pegg.

 

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“Everything is on track. We recorded in Africa, the Arctic, then returned to London. Everything is ready to return to work after completing the promotion of this movie,” McQuarrie revealed. revealed about the sequel

Mission Impossible

, expected to be released in June 2024.

Tom Cruise added: “I’m not the type of person to beat myself up. I’m constantly working to become proficient and trying to understand my craft, while continuing to push myself.”

 

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Regarding the content of the next part, the cast and crew remained silent.

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One features performances by Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atell… with a production budget of up to 290 million UDD, shown in theaters worldwide. starting from July 12. In Vietnam, the movie premieres on July 8.