Go big’ like Tom Cruise: Swinging on a plane, sitting on the roof of the tallest building in the world
Performing extremely complex scenes himself shows that Tom Cruise is not afraid of any challenge.
Handsome and talented are not enough to describe Tom Cruise. Over the years of acting, the actor has shown audiences around the world how to shoot high-risk scenes without the need for stuntmen.
Climb the tallest building in the world
In Mission: Impossible , Tom Cruise challenged his limits through dangerous action scenes. In part 2 of this blockbuster series, the actor ran on the surface of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa (829.8 meters high).
After filming, Tom Cruise captured this once-in-a-lifetime moment with a photo of himself sitting on the roof, very comfortable and calm without any safety equipment.
Swing the plane
In the episode titled Rogue Nation of Mission: Impossible, the audience was shocked by the scene where Tom Cruise jumped straight onto a plane taking off to carry out a mission. It is known that the actor had to perform the scene of swinging on the plane at an altitude of 1,500 m 8 times.
Although Tom Cruise was protected by a wire system. They were later removed in post-production by computers. But not everyone has the guts to do such an extreme action scene.
Free sitting on helicopter wings
With Mission: Impossible 7, Tom Cruise did not disappoint fans with groundbreaking and unique action scenes. This time, Tom Cruise flew a helicopter himself and then climbed up and sat on its wings. To do this scene, Tom Cruise went to flying school and now has a helicopter pilot’s license and a fixed-wing pilot’s license.
Hold your breath for 6 and a half minutes
In an underwater scene in Mission: Impossible , Tom Cruise’s character had to hold his breath underwater for more than 6 minutes. Normally, producers would use CGI technology to combine scenes or stitch together separate film clips to create the required underwater scene.
However, Tom Cruise held his breath for more than 6 minutes to act out this scene. Moreover, it was done in just one take, instead of filming many small separate scenes. This is considered one of the most intense scenes in the entire series.
Tom previously took breath-holding lessons with body-relaxation expert and acting consultant Kirk Crack to gain such good breath control and lung capacity.
