Tom Cruise has proven time and time again that he will go to extreme lengths for our entertainment – whether that means climbing the side of the world’s tallest building or flying in jets at extreme speeds. Knowing this history, it really shouldn’t be all that surprising how the beloved actor has gone about thanking fans for the success of Top Gun: Maverick and spreading holiday cheer: by doing it while jumping out of an airplane.
You can watch the extraordinary video – which was recorded during production of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two – below, courtesy of Tom Cruise’s personal Twitter account:
A special message from the set of #MissionImpossible @MissionFilm pic.twitter.com/sfnWWluLylDecember 18, 2022 See more
It was a few hours ago that writer/director Christopher McQuarrie posted a special message on social media announcing that Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two was going into a holiday break, but before production wrapped the crew and the film’s main star found some time to have a bit of fun… and by “fun” I mean that they found time for one of the world’s very few multi-decade A-list celebrities to perform a death-defying stunt.
Not only is it amazing that Tom Cruise is doing this stunt at all, but it’s stunning that he’s able to do it so breezily. The man jumps out of an airplane with the same casual care that I have when I step foot out of my front door. I think it’s fair to say that most of the 8 billion people on this planet wouldn’t even remotely consider taking part in such an activity at all, and he’s doing it with a resting heart rate.
More to come…