Tom Cruise has detailed surviving his very daring stunt for the latest Mission: Impossible movie, Dead Reckoning Part One.
In the seventh thrilling film in the series, the 61-year-old actor, who performs his own stunts, rides a motorcycle off a cliff and falls from the sky in what has been dubbed “the greatest stunt in cinema history.”
Tom is seen dismounting from the motorbike and free falling for several seconds before pulling a parachute.
And in a new interview, the action man detailed what it took to pull off this death-defying move, with Tom explaining there was a “no-go point” on the ramp during filming.
He recounted that once he reached a certain point on the ramp, he couldn’t “slow down” and had to keep going, even if other factors of the stunt weren’t right – with the star admitting he fell out of the stunt at one point was thrown Slightly off course in a crosswind.
Action man: Tom Cruise has detailed how he pulled off his very daring stunt for the latest Mission: Impossible movie Dead Reckoning Part One
Wow: In the seventh thrilling film in the series, the 61-year-old actor, who performs his own stunts, rides a motorcycle off a cliff and falls from the sky in what has been dubbed “the greatest stunt in cinema history.”
Brave: In a new interview, the action man detailed what it took to pull off this death-defying move, with Tom explaining there was a “no-go point” on the ramp during filming
Speaking to Sian Welby at Capital Breakfast, Tom shared, “There’s a lot going on, there’s a lot of prep to figure that out.” It’s very exciting how much knowledge goes into something like this.
“I enjoy learning, you know, I enjoy pushing cinema in this way, but even while I’m skimming the helicopter, I had to be in sync with that helicopter because if it’s in the wrong position, it flies.” .” to blow me off the ramp.
“If I can do those things, but if we don’t get the chance, we don’t get the chance, and you can also see in the electronic press kit that I’m jumping out of a helicopter right in front of it because I’m getting the wind currents in.” the bowl must test.’
He continued: “They change very quickly. As soon as I do that jump you can see that I was a little off opening because I had crosswinds and my shoulder was a little up and the parachute opened and.” The second it opened, he pulled me into the side of the mountain so I had to be quick, once you pull you have to be quick ready to adjust the direction of the parachute.”
The movie star went on to say that he not only pays attention to safety when jumping, but also to his acting skills and how they perform on screen.
While also explaining that timing, position and speed are so important, he explained that once he’s past a certain point on the ramp, there’s no going back – even if everything else isn’t perfect.
He shared: “And there’s also a performance that I have in mind, you have to feel and see, you know, the audience has to see that the spectacle is, also I have to know the speed of the motorbike, the helicopter when it’s it is.” in the wrong position.
“I have a go point and a no go point where there is a point on the ramp where I know I can commit and slow down but at that point I can’t take my foot off the gas. “If I want to quit, I really have to do it, there’s a go and no-go point, it’s like you’re right there at that point.
No way! Tom is seen dismounting from the motorbike and free falling for several seconds before pulling a parachute
Planning: Speaking to Sian Welby at Capital Breakfast, Tom shared: “There’s a lot going on, there’s a lot of prep to figure that out.”
Daring: He shared that once he reached a certain point on the ramp, he couldn’t “slow down” and had to keep going even if other factors of the stunt weren’t right
Scary: “I have a go point and a no go point where there is a point on the ramp where I know I can engage and slow down but at that point I can’t take my foot off the gas go.” If I want to quit, I really have to.
“And even if the helicopter and drones are in the wrong position, once I’ve passed that point, no matter what I do, I can’t stop. I have to get over the edge of that ramp as fast as possible.”
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The star trained extensively before attempting the death-defying stunt.
He practiced skydiving for the scene and had a ramp built in England so he could do a few dry runs.
Although the stunt was incredibly dangerous, Tom didn’t wear a helmet when he rode off the cliff.
He doesn’t normally wear a helmet when performing his stunts, and last weekend he revealed to The Sunday Project why.
‘[It] “Just doesn’t look cool,” said Tom.
“I wear helmets when I ride my bike and when I train and I wear pads,” he explained.
“But when you start filming, all the pads come off. So I train with helmets, but when I’m jumping and doing high-speed bikes, it’s not cinematic.”
Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures released a 10-minute video on how the wild stunt was possible that saw the Hollywood actor crash his motorcycle off a cliff in Norway.
A remarkable 10-minute video from Paramount Pictures explains how Cruise completed years of training for the scene, including 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps.
Exciting: Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures released a 10-minute video on how the wild stunt that saw the Hollywood actor crash his motorbike off a cliff in Norway was possible
A remarkable 10-minute video from Paramount Pictures explains how Cruise completed years of training for the scene, including 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps
It begins with writer-director Christopher McQuarrie admitting, “This is by far the most dangerous thing we’ve ever attempted.”
The clip shows how Cruise himself came up with a “master plan” and coordinated various experts from different disciplines to bring the scene together.
Speaking to 9Honey Celebrity on the red carpet at the film’s Australian premiere earlier this week, Cruise revealed his thoughts while filming the motorcycle scene.
“I was thinking about performance, because you see me at the beginning, I have to act, but I’m also thinking about the helicopter that’s going down, the speed I have to fly down that ramp,” he said.
‘[Also] Not getting thrown off the ramp by a helicopter, not hitting the drone that was at the end of the ramp, not letting the motorbike hit me and destabilizing me when I have a few seconds before I hit the ground serve, and hold my position for that long. I can do that, because if I open too early, that’s not the way to go.’