Behind the Scenes of Tom Cruise's Insane Stunts in Mission: Impossible 7
Tom Cruise is the king of doing his own stunts. At 61 years old, this man would rather fling himself off a cliff than let a stuntman—or worse, CGI—take his place. He’s dedicated to the craft, regardless of whether it puts his life on the line. After four decades in the business, Cruise has built a reputation as the most reliable action star in Hollywood. Notoriously opposed to streaming, Cruise has made it his life’s work to protect the film business through movies as cinematic as Mission: Impossible. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One is shaping up to be an extension of that mission.
According to Simon Pegg, who plays Benji Dunn in the franchise, Mission 7 promises to be a “phenomenal” cinematic experience.
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“Tom and McQ speak fluently in the language of cinema – theatrical cinema. Their skill and wisdom in that art form is on another level. Top Gun: Maverick was very much a demonstration of that, but I think this will take it even further, in terms of what it means to be thrilled in the cinema,” said Pegg in a Q&A. “But the thing they also get is that you don’t care about any of the pyrotechnics or the stunts if you don’t feel something for the characters. That’s the thing they’ve prioritized above everything else in this. This is a film where you are truly invested in the characters. Because of that, those big moments will feel even more exciting and thrilling.”
In Mission 7, Tom Cruise’s character Ethan Hunt is forced to deal with an all-powerful enemy that threatens everything he holds dear. The Mission movies have always been about saving the world and beating the bad guy, but Mission 7 pushes Hunt beyond his limits, extorting an emotional toll like never before.
According to Simon Pegg, who plays Benji Dunn in the franchise, the two-part Dead Reckoning films are essentially a love letter to all the Mission movies: “I think that comes down to a combination of the borderline nerdy love of this series that Tom and McQ have and their understanding of the weight of history when it comes to how these stories have evolved.”
For years, Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie have served up the most insane stunt sequences in film history, and Mission 7 only ups the ante. We’ve seen snippets of Cruise’s insane stunts on video, but here’s a closer look at the behind-the-scenes events that led up to Tom Cruise’s most death-defying stunt of his career.
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Catch Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One in cinemas nationwide on July 12.
