Tom Cruise almost broke his back performing a Mission Impossible stunt.
In a bonus footage from the digital release of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie broke down one of the film’s most intense and physically demanding scenes involving a high-altitude biplane battle between Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt, and the villain, Gabriel, played by Esai Morales.
In a clip from the commentary, Cruise is shown grabbing a seat belt and holding on as the plane turns upside down.
McQuarrie said the stunt had separated Cruise’s fingers from the force, resulting in a swollen hand.
In the sequence, Cruise leaps from one plane to another midair, clinging to the wing as the aircraft soars and spins through the sky, a stunt that nearly broke his back.
The eighth movie of the Mission Impossible series was released this year.
Source: Hola!
