Tom Cruise was spotted hanging off the side of a plane for his latest daredevil stunt while filming scenes for Mission: Impossible on Monday.
The 62-year-old actor, who will return to screens as Agent Ethan Hunt next year, clung to the bottom of a Yellow Stearman biplane as it flew over Oxfordshire.
He joined her on the set Esai Morales, who plays the mysterious terrorist Gabriel in the franchise, as they appeared to fight in the sky.
Esai was seen in the back seat of the plane, and then Tom was left hanging on the side after the plane flipped over.
Tom, who has been a licensed pilot since 1994 and owns several aircraft, was flown by a crew member dressed entirely in green, suggesting the pilot will be removed from the scene during editing.
Tom Cruise was spotted hanging off the side of a plane for his latest daredevil stunt while filming scenes for Mission: Impossible on Monday.
The 62-year-old actor, who will return to screens as Constable Ethan Hunt next year, clung to the underside of a yellow Stearman biplane as it flew over Oxfordshire.
He was joined on set by Esai Morales, who plays the mysterious terrorist Gabriel in the franchise, as they appeared to fight in the sky.
He was wearing a brown leather jacket, with a plain white T-shirt underneath and protective glasses.
The star had previously been filming scenes for the highly anticipated sequel Mission: Impossible 8 at Longcross Studios.
In April, Tom was last seen filming just a stone’s throw from Downing Street in London.
Dramatic scenes foreshadowed trouble for Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt as the actor was seen kneeling on the road in surrender.
Other scenes were filmed in Derbyshire, Surrey and central London, at iconic locations including the Kensington Natural History Museum and Westminster Bridge.
Filming for the UK scenes for the eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise initially took place between March and December 2022.
Production on the eighth film had originally been halted so the cast could promote the first part, and then the strike began to cause further delays.
Production resumed shortly after, but was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Esai was seen in the back seat of the plane, and Tom was later left hanging over the side after the plane flipped over.
Tom, who has been a licensed pilot since 1994 and owns several aircraft, was flown by a crew member dressed entirely in green, suggesting the pilot will be removed from the scene.
He was wearing a brown leather jacket, with a plain white T-shirt underneath and protective glasses.
The star had previously been filming scenes for the highly anticipated sequel Mission: Impossible 8 at Longcross Studios.
Other scenes have been filmed in Derbyshire, Surrey and central London at iconic locations including the Kensington Natural History Museum and Westminster Bridge.
Filming resumed in March 2024, but was halted again in May, reportedly due to a defect in the gimbal (a camera tool). It has since restarted again.
Mission: Impossible 8 was originally set to film simultaneously with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which grossed over $500 million at the box office.
If it weren’t for the strikes, MI:8 would have reached fans in late summer: its planned release date is now May 23, 2025.
In addition to Tom, the eighth Mission: Impossible film will also see the return of Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff and Vanessa Kirby.
Hopefully the actor won’t have to resort to desperately begging studio bosses to extend the film’s run time this time around.
When the seventh film hit theaters, the actor feared that Oppenheimer would overshadow the film, since it required the same limited screens.
Filming for the UK scenes for the eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise initially took place between March and December 2022.
Production on the eighth film had originally been halted so the cast could promote the first part, and then the strike began to cause further delays.
Production resumed shortly after, but was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Filming resumed in March 2024, but was halted again in May, reportedly due to a faulty gimbal (a camera tool). It has since restarted again.
Mission: Impossible 8 was originally set to film back-to-back with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which grossed over $500 million at the box office.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One underperformed at the box office compared to previous films in the franchise, despite Tom’s attempts to extend its runtime.
And he was right, as Oppenheimer grossed nearly $400 million more than Mission: Impossible at the box office.
The Mission: Impossible film series began in 1996 and is based on the 1966 television series of the same name.
