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  • 5/30/2025
In this behind-the-scenes look at Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise opens up about his longtime passion for aerial stunts — and how it shaped some of the film’s most breathtaking action sequences. From freefall jumps to wild mid-air maneuvers, Cruise continues to push boundaries in the sky, combining his love of flight with the high-stakes storytelling fans expect from the franchise. For Cruise, it’s not just about spectacle — it’s about making the audience feel like they’re right there with him.
Transcript
00:00Few things inspire me quite like an aerial sequence.
00:05Since I was a kid, I always wanted to do wing walking.
00:08I saw a black and white film.
00:10I was like, man, what would it be like to do that?
00:13So, how to do this?
00:15How do we give the audience something incredibly unique,
00:19yet also classic?
00:21That's always a challenge.
00:23We're using all of the knowledge that we have having made these movies
00:27and putting it into this sequence.
00:30And that's the goal.
00:32Take everything that you've learned
00:34and push it to that next level.
00:37To give the audience the greatest possible experience.

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