Tom Cruise shows his daring side as he jumps off the plane for the new Mission: Impossible promo after thanking theatergoers for the success of Top Gun: Maverick
- The 60-year-old A-list actor was seen in a skydiving clip on social media on Sunday
- He did a promo for the films Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
- Cruise said: ‘Have a very safe and happy holiday, see you at the movies!’
- Top Gun: Maverick grossed $1.48 billion at the box office worldwide
Tom Cruise showed his daring side in a clip he posted to Twitter on Sunday, thanking fans for their support of Top Gun: Maverick while filming a parachute jump sequence for the upcoming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning.
In the clip, Cruise was on a plane over South Africa with Christopher McQuarrie, 54, who wrote the screenplay for Top Gun: Maverick and is directing parts one and two of the movie Mission: Impossible.
The A-list actor, 60 – who received a Best Actor nomination from the AARP Awards last week for his role in Top Gun: Maverick – told fans he wanted to show his gratitude as the holidays drew near.
The latest: Tom Cruise, 60, showed his daredevil side in a clip he posted to Twitter on Sunday, thanking fans for their support of Top Gun: Maverick as he airs a parachute jump sequence for the upcoming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning turned
“Hey everyone, here we are over stunning South Africa filming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning parts one and two,” he said. “And I didn’t want the year to end without thanking you all for coming to theaters and thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick.”
McQuarrie reminded the lead actor, “Listen, we really have to roll, we have to do the shot,” and reminded viewers that filming was on.
Cruise said, “Where was I? Oh yes, thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick and thank you for allowing us to chat – it truly is the honor of a lifetime.”
Cruise, who is known for performing his own stunts, continued: “I’m running out of height so I have to get back to work – we have to get this shot – have a very safe and happy holiday, we’ll see you.” in the cinema.’
In the clip, Cruise was on a plane over South Africa and told his fans he wanted to show his gratitude as the holidays approached
He was seen with collaborator Christopher McQuarrie, 54, who wrote the screenplay for Top Gun: Maverick and is directing parts one and two of the film Mission: Impossible
Cruise told fans, “I didn’t want the year to end without thanking you all for coming to theaters and thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick.”
At the end of the clip, Cruise jumped and was seen descending toward the ocean. At the end of the clip, a promo for the debut of Top Gun: Maverick aired December 22 on Paramount+.
Last September, Cruise, who portrays Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible film series, was seen in a sequence of footage as he was airborne on a WWII-era biplane during a flight over the Blyde River Canyon in South Africa was standing.
He said in an accompanying clip that was shown at CinemaCon in April: “Hello everyone! I wish I could be with you – sorry for all the extra noise. As you can see we are filming the latest installment of Mission: Impossible and we are just over the beautiful Blyde Canyon in stunning South Africa.
The actor said: “I’m running out of height so have to get back to work – we have to get this shot – have a very safe and happy holiday, see you at the cinema.”
Cruise is known for performing his own stunts in his action films
At the end of the clip, Cruise jumped and was seen descending toward the ocean
The actor signed off and took position during the skydiving sequence
“We’re making this film for the big screen so that audiences can see it in your wonderful theaters.” It was at this point that McQuarrie was seen entering the picture in his own biplane.
McQuarrie told Cruise that if they ran low on fuel they would have to get back into production, to which he said, “Oh yeah, we gotta roll, huh? Low fuel, that’s not good. I’m sorry, we have to go.’
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 is slated to hit theaters next July.