With every newTom Cruisemovie comes a behind-the-scenes featurette showing just how many of the stunts Cruise did himself. That’s certainly true ofMission: Impossible – Fallout, the key franchise in which Cruise doesa lotof practical stunts, and Paramount Pictures has teamed up with Uber to create a short, silly video that shows what Cruise’s “stunt double” did on the set ofFallout.
We know Cruise did his ownFalloutstunts because the actor broke his ankle in the middle of production, shutting the film down for several months while he recuperated. There’s always at least one signature set piece in aMissionfilm for which Cruise undergoes intense preparation. ForGhost Protocolit was hanging off the side of the world’s tallest building; forRogue Nationit was holding his breath underwater for an insane amount of time; and forFallout, it’s performing his own skydiving stunt, for which Cruise had to log a ridiculous number of jump hours.
The “centerpiece stunt” for theMissionfranchise goes back toMission: Impossible 2, which saw Cruise climbing the side of a giant cliff. That’s the film on which Cruise took “doing your own stunts” to another level, and way back then a similar behind-the-scenes video was released withBen Stillerplaying Cruise’s stunt double. That video was created for the MTV Movie Awards and still remains very, very funny.
Check out the new Uber-centric video below first, followed by the throwback video forM:I 2. you’re able to watch the U.S. livestream of the Paris world premiere red carpet on July 12th at 12:30pm EST.Mission: Impossible – Falloutopens in theaters on July 27th.
