Hollywood action star Tom Cruise is hot off the heels of his latest movie "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation," which is already the sixth movie in the spy thriller franchise.
It is amazing for a franchise to survive for as long as "Mission: Impossible" did, and many are wondering if Cruise has any plans to reprise any of his old roles and revive other of his past action flicks. The actor seemed to entertain the idea of one - "Top Gun" - wherein he plays the fearless United States Naval Aviator LT Pete "Marverick" Mitche.
When they made the first film, Cruise was adamant that the action scenes from the jets would be authentic, and he got his wish. If they should create a sequel, Cruise would be demanding the same authenticity.
"I'd like to fly those jets again. But we've got to do all the jets practical. No CGI on the jets. I remember when I did the first one, I said 'Look, in my contract I had to have three flights in the F-14.' And it had to be in the film, a shot from that. So we had to film it. And luckily they wanted me bad enough to do it, so I was able to do that. I'm saying right now - no CGI on the jets," he told Extra.
Cruise is fearless when it comes to doing action stunts. For "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation," he did a death-defying stunt standing on top of the wing of an Airbus A400M, clutching on to its side as it took off from a Northern England airbase.
Veteran stunt coordinator Scott Eastwood said that while they were discussing the scene, everybody had worried looks on their faces, but Cruise was all smiles. He was eager to do the scene, and the actor was insistent that he should do away without some protective gear so that he would be able to "sell the fear."
Cruise refused to wear goggles to protect his eyes, so instead the crew placed a protective coating over his eyeballs, similar to thick contact lenses. He was also given a safety harness, but Cruise hated it because it kept him from using his body to act.
"In the scene his feet slip off the plane and he really is holding on for his life," Eastwood shared with CNN. The handles Cruise clutches are actually panels used to cut down on turbulence as paratroopers exit the military aircraft."
