In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Tom Cruise defies death once more by performing astonishing stunts, such as an amazing motorbike jump off a cliff just before imminent doom. Cruise’s exploits continue to push the limits of action cinema, whether it be hanging from a plane preparing to take off or surviving an exploding fish tank. Fans can anticipate an adrenaline-packed thrill trip like never before in the new Mission: Impossible installment as the latest trailer highlighted this heart-stopping moment.
The daredevil actor once revealed the thrilling details of the breath-taking mountain bike jump off a cliff in Norway during a chat with talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Cruise nonchalantly discussed the meticulous preparations that went into ensuring his safety, right down to taping his shoelaces. “Even my shoelaces were taped,” he quipped, emphasising the level of caution taken to avoid any potential entanglements during the high-flying adventure.
With a mere six seconds to spare before hitting the ground, Cruise explained that he had to flawlessly deploy his parachute while freefalling through the air. And despite the intense pressure, he made it clear that he wasn’t “counting the six.” Such a death-defying act undoubtedly required nerves of steel, and Cruise demonstrated once again that he doesn’t rely on stunt doubles.
Surviving a stunt of this magnitude requires relentless training and meticulous attention to detail, as Cruise emphasised in an another video released by Paramount Pictures few months ago. “You train and drill every little aspect over and over and over again,” he stated. By the time the scene was shot on location, Cruise had already amassed an astonishing record of over 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps.
