Tom Cruise hung off the side of an airplane a death-defying eight times for the most memorable stunt in the upcoming “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” the actor revealed to theater owners Tuesday at CinemaCon.
The sequence required the star to an Airbus A400M as it soared 5,000 feet in the air, something that necessitated wearing special contact lenses so he could keep his eyes open despite the wind pressure.
“I’ve always wanted to do that,” Cruise quipped, as he presented behind-the-scenes footage of his air flight, adding, ” I want to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.”
In past “Mission: Impossible” films that’s resulted in Cruise scaling mountain peaks or hanging along the exterior of the Burj Khalifa. But this may have been his most dangerous mission yet. Cruise admitted that the crew did their best to make certain that there were no birds that could collide with the actor or jet fuel fumes to contend with, but at a certain point…it was up to the fates.
“He’s actually out there doing these things,” marveled Rob Moore, vice-chairman of Paramount, the studio behind the hotly anticipated sequel.
The ever affable Cruise laughed off the risks, but copped to a few twinges of anxiety. There was one shot of the actor giving the crew a thumbs up sign indicating he was ready for takeoff.
“I’m actually scared sh–less,” Cruise said.
The behind-the-scenes look at the signature stunt was part of Paramount’s presentation of its upcoming slate of films. The studio also screened two nearly finished scenes from the film, one that showed a shirtless Cruise drugged and hanging from a lead pipe as he’s beaten by a muscled bad guy called the bone doctor. Think the “Marathon Man” interrogation scene with a WWF star filling in for Sir Laurence Olivier.
The other scene centered on Cruise and Simon Pegg’s sidekick character Benji engaged in a high speed car chase through the streets of Morocco.
Quick interviews from Film4Video on the Art of Acting. Tom Starts at around 9:15.
The Trailer for Mission: Impossible 5 – Rogue Nation was released earlier today, here are the screen captures
We got a first look on Sunday, and now Paramount Pictures has revealed the full first trailer for writer and director Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Check it out in the player below!
A Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot production, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation will hit 2D and IMAX theaters July 31.
Here’s an article from USA Today and the very first stills from Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Plus I replaced the poster with an HQ version.
The rare stunt shows the spectacular bar that Cruise must surpass each time up for the franchise, which has grossed more than $2 billion worldwide. Mission: Impossible and Cruise have produced iconic action images since the series started nearly 20 years ago — from Hunt breaking into CIA headquarters, suspended from the ceiling, in 1996’s Mission: Impossible to scaling the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai for 2011’s Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.
“We knew anything we did was going to be compared with the Burj. But it’s not like you could wait for someone to build an even taller building,” says director Christopher McQuarrie. “We keep pushing the envelope.”
The new flick finds Hunt’s highly effective but destructive Impossible Mission Force (IMF) disbanded by vengeful Washington bureaucrats such as the CIA chief (played by Alec Baldwin). But Hunt pulls his team together (Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames and newcomer Rebecca Ferguson) to battle the shadowy force known as “The Syndicate” and its elusive leader (Sean Harris).
Stunts that involved speeding on motorcycles, getting airborne in cars and holding his breath underwater for a lengthy period were executed in Morocco, Vienna and London. So there’s little time for rest, even after riding outside an A400 for two days.
“I was pretty exhausted, but there’s always more work to be done on a Mission movie,” says Cruise. “It always seems like there’s not enough hours in the day making them.”
A teaser has finally been released for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. That’s the Official Title. And a brand new Official Website look + Poster. Looks like we’re getting a LOT of action! Here’s the video and caps below:
Edited to add the Poster
Poster:
Tom Cruise’s Official Facebook page was updated today with a new update and the message was Light the fuse.. I’m guessing we’re getting a title and maybe a teaser or Poster image.
And the director Christopher McQuarrie Posted this on his twitter:
Tomorrow…
#MI5Diary
(Final entry)
— ChristopherMcQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie) March 21, 2015
I’ve added 2 pictures from Tom at the Haig Club from March 1st with David Beckham and Guy Ritchie, this time in color. Photos from haigclub.com
Director Christopher McQuarrie posted this yesterday. The movie has officially finished filming!
That's a wrap.
1000 thanks to our incredible cast and crew. You truly achieved the impossible.
#MI5Diary pic.twitter.com/WfNPIXRVlp
— ChristopherMcQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie) March 12, 2015
Here are a couple of Candids from February 27th:
