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Tom Cruise Performs Daring 8,000-Foot Stunt for 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'

A behind-the-scenes featurette reveals Cruise clinging to a plane wing at high altitude, showcasing the franchise's commitment to real-world stunts ahead of its May 2025 release.

Tom Cruise will reprise the role of Ethan Hunt in the film.
Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt hanging on an upside down yellow byplane in Mission: Impossible 8.
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Overview

  • Paramount Pictures released a 29-second featurette showing Tom Cruise clinging to the wing of a plane flying at 8,000 feet, enduring 140 mph winds.
  • The stunt was performed without green screens, with Cruise secured by a single safety cable, highlighting the franchise's emphasis on authenticity.
  • Director Christopher McQuarrie described the stunt as physically punishing, with extreme wind distorting vision and making breathing difficult.
  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2025, before its global theatrical release on May 23, 2025.
  • The film marks a potential conclusion to Ethan Hunt's 30-year story arc, blending high-stakes character drama with real-action spectacle.