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Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning star Hayley Atwell 'in awe' of Tom Cruise's work ethic
Hayley Atwell was in awe of Tom Cruise's work ethic on 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'. The 43-year-old actress joined the action-thriller franchise as her former professional thief-turned-Impossible Mission Force (IMF) agent alter ego, Grace, in the 2015 prequel to 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'. And Atwell regarded the 'Top Gun' star's devotion to creating movies, including performing hellraising, daredevil stunts, as "remarkable". She told "We filmed Grace's first-ever introduction in the second film, so her first appearance in the movie is the last thing that I shot. "I remember that day, Tom had said, 'Movies are not something I do, it's who I am.' And I could see that. I saw that every day for five years. He lives it and breathes it and has devoted his life to it. "So, to work with someone with that kind of work ethic is remarkable." Cruise, 62 - who has suffered various injuries during his career, including a broken ankle while shooting 2018's 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' when performing a stunt that saw him jump between buildings - previously admitted he always goes "too far" with his aerobatic performances. However, one stunt of Cruise's that Atwell would have loved to have done was when he had to hang upside down on cables to shoot the scene where Ethan breaks into the CIA's vault in the first 'Mission: Impossible' flick that came out in 1996. Speaking about that legendary stunt - which almost never happened because Cruise kept falling during takes and the movie's director, Brian De Palma, wanted to move on to filming other scenes - Atwell said: "Probably the vaults in the first one. Yeah, that's the one I remember the most growing up. It's quite iconic, so I'd like to give that a go." Atwell returns as Grace in what is slated as the final 'Mission: Impossible' movie, 'The Final Reckoning', which sees Ethan and the Ethan Hunt and the IMF team hunt down the deadly artificial intelligence, Entity. And her highlight was spending time in the Arctic Circle to film some scenes for the Paramount movie. Atwell said: "I never thought I would be filming in the Arctic Circle, waiting for a polar bear to cross our path before we could carry on shooting. "It's an extraordinary place to visit, but to then live there and work there for that time and to be with the incredible people, from the dog sled handlers to the Polar X company, who are on both polar bear patrol and keeping us safe. "It was all kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, really, and I just loved it. I was so, so privileged to be there."
Daily Tribune
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Tribune
Tom Cruise spills secret to preparing for death-defying aerial stunts
Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles Tom Cruise always eats a 'massive breakfast' before doing any daredevil stunts. The 62-year-old Hollywood legend famously hanged off a military plane in the opening scene of 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation', and has done numerous jaw-dropping aerial sequences in the film series where he plays Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt. Cruise has now revealed that he has to be fuelled with energy before he does his stunts and he'll eat 'almost a dozen' eggs with bacon and sausages and down several cups of coffee before the cameras start rolling. In an interview with PEOPLE magazine's 'Mission: Impossible' issue, he said: 'I actually eat a massive breakfast 'The amount of energy it takes - I train so hard for that wing-walking. 'I'll eat, like, sausage and almost a dozen eggs and bacon and toast and coffee and fluids. 'Oh, I'm eating! Picture: It's cold up there. We're at high altitude. My body is burning a lot.' Despite Tom dubbing the opening stunt to the 2015 flick as one of the least-safe stunts, his late mom Mary Pfeiffer is glad she did not know about it before she saw the footage. She said: 'Oh, honey, I'm so glad you didn't fill me in on that one beforehand.' In the eighth instalment of the critically acclaimed series, 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' - which is released in May - the 'Top Gun' icon experienced what it was like to spin inside a washing machine as the crew built a tank to shoot a submarine interior that tilted and spun 360 degrees.
New Straits Times
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Tom Cruise always eats 'massive breakfast' before daredevil stunts
HOLLYWOOD: American superstar Tom Cruise always eats a "massive breakfast" before doing any daredevil stunts. The 62-year-old Hollywood legend famously hung off a military plane in the opening scene of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, and has done numerous jaw-dropping aerial sequences in the film series where he plays Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt. Cruise told People magazine recently that he has to be fuelled with energy before he does his stunts and he will eat "almost a dozen" eggs with bacon and sausages and down several cups of coffee before the cameras start rolling. He said: "The amount of energy it takes - I train so hard for that wing-walking." In the eighth instalment of the critically acclaimed action movie series, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - which will be released later this month - Cruise experienced what it was like to spin inside a washing machine as the crew built a tank to shoot a submarine interior that tilted and spun 360 degrees. Wearing a Scuba mask, Cruise breathed in his own carbon dioxide but did not need to worry as the pilot had trained for carbon dioxide build-up for when he earned his wings in 1994. The Oscar-nominated actor explained: "You're not going to feel as connected with the character if I went with a regular mask and a thing in my mouth to breathe. "Luckily when you're flying jets you train for hypoxia and for carbon dioxide build-up. You start to be able to perceive your body and how it's reacting so that I knew when to stop." Cruise - who was inspired to do stunts after seeing footage of wing-walkers as a child - said that he loved making movies, even if it means dicing with death.
AsiaOne
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Tom Cruise always eats a 'massive breakfast' before doing any daredevil stunts, Entertainment News
Tom Cruise always eats a "massive breakfast" before doing any daredevil stunts. The 62-year-old Hollywood legend famously hung off a military plane in the opening scene of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, and has done numerous jaw-dropping aerial sequences in the film series where he plays Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt. Cruise has now revealed that he has to be fuelled with energy before he does his stunts and he'll eat "almost a dozen" eggs with bacon and sausages and down several cups of coffee before the cameras start rolling. In an interview with People magazine's Mission: Impossible issue, he said: "I actually eat a massive breakfast. "The amount of energy it takes - I train so hard for that wing-walking. "I'll eat, like, sausage and almost a dozen eggs and bacon and toast and coffee and fluids. "Oh, I'm eating! Picture: It's cold up there. We're at high altitude. My body is burning a lot." Despite Tom dubbing the opening stunt to the 2015 flick as one of the least-safe stunts, his late mom Mary Pfeiffer is glad she did not know about it before she saw the footage. She said: "Oh, honey, I'm so glad you didn't fill me in on that one beforehand." [[nid:628842]] In the eighth instalment of the critically acclaimed series, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - which is released in May - the Top Gun icon experienced what it was like to spin inside a washing machine as the crew built a tank to shoot a submarine interior that tilted and spun 360 degrees. Tom - who was wearing a Scuba mark - breathed in his own carbon dioxide but he did not need to worry as the pilot had trained for carbon dioxide build-up for when he earned his wings in 1994. The Oscar-nominated actor explained: "You're not going to feel as connected with the character if I went with a regular mask and a thing in my mouth to breathe. "Luckily when you're flying jets you train for hypoxia and for carbon dioxide build-up. You start to be able to perceive your body and how it's reacting so that I knew when to stop." Cruise - who was inspired to do stunts after seeing footage of wing-walkers as a child - has said he "loves" making the movies, even if it does mean dicing with death. He said: "I love making movies. It's not what I do. It's who I am."
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tom Cruise spills secret to preparing for death-defying aerial stunts
Tom Cruise always eats a 'massive breakfast' before doing any daredevil stunts. The 62-year-old Hollywood legend famously hanged off a military plane in the opening scene of 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation', and has done numerous jaw-dropping aerial sequences in the film series where he plays Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt. Cruise has now revealed that he has to be fuelled with energy before he does his stunts and he'll eat "almost a dozen" eggs with bacon and sausages and down several cups of coffee before the cameras start rolling. In an interview with PEOPLE magazine's 'Mission: Impossible' issue, he said: "I actually eat a massive breakfast 'The amount of energy it takes - I train so hard for that wing-walking. "I'll eat, like, sausage and almost a dozen eggs and bacon and toast and coffee and fluids. "Oh, I'm eating! Picture: It's cold up there. We're at high altitude. My body is burning a lot.' Despite Tom dubbing the opening stunt to the 2015 flick as one of the least-safe stunts, his late mom Mary Pfeiffer is glad she did not know about it before she saw the footage. She said: "Oh, honey, I'm so glad you didn't fill me in on that one beforehand." In the eighth instalment of the critically acclaimed series, 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' - which is released in May - the 'Top Gun' icon experienced what it was like to spin inside a washing machine as the crew built a tank to shoot a submarine interior that tilted and spun 360 degrees. Tom - who was wearing a SCUBA mark - breathed in his own carbon dioxide but he did not need to worry as the pilot had trained for carbon dioxide build-up for when he earned his wings in 1994. The Oscar-nominated actor explained: 'You're not going to feel as connected with the character if I went with a regular mask and a thing in my mouth to breathe. 'Luckily when you're flying jets you train for hypoxia and for carbon dioxide build-up. You start to be able to perceive your body and how it's reacting so that I knew when to stop.' Cruise - who was inspired to do stunts after seeing footage of wing-walkers as a child - has said he "loves" making the movies, even if it does mean dicing with death. He said: 'I love making movies. It's not what I do. It's who I am.'
