Tom Cruise spotted dangling from airplane wing while filming 'Mission: Impossible 8'
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Tom Cruise was photographed performing a nail-biting stunt while filming for "Mission: Impossible 8." The actor dangled himself from the wing of an airplane at 2,000 feet.
Cruise was attached to the plane with a harness during the stunt. Tom Cruise is seen rehearsing one of his most dangerous stunts ever. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) He hung upside down on the wing of a war plane as it does a loop the loop. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) The plane was at 2,000 feet. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) The Hollywood actor was spotted climbing out of the iconic biplane. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) He clung to the wing as it performed a nose dive. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) The stunt will appear in "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) The 59-year-old actor was seen sitting in the front of the 1941 Boeing B75N1 Stearman biplane. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) The pilot sat behind him as the plane took off from Duxford airfield in Cambridgeshire. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Cruise can be seen climbing out of the cockpit at 2,000 feet. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) He then crawled onto the left wing of the plane as it flew through the sky. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Cruise, who was attached to the 80-year-old plane by a harness, dangled himself upside down from the wing. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) At that moment the plane flipped upside down. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) The move left Cruise sitting upright on the wing. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) He then clung on as the plane did a dive and a loop the loop high above the Cambridgeshire countryside. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Cruise then crawled back into the cockpit before the plane landed. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) The actor has been having flying lessons in the bright yellow plane for several weeks. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Cruise has only just finished filming the seventh "Mission Impossible." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Filming for "Mission: Impossible 8" began immediately after the filming for the seventh movie ended. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Cruise is known for performing his own stunts during his action-packed films. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) He once climbed the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) And he is known for the scene in "Rogue Nation" where he clings to the side of an Airbus A400M at 1,000 feet. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Cruise has said that he enjoys doing his own stunts. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) "It’s obviously a highly skilled task, but as usual, he has no plans to cut any corners or bring in a stuntman," a source told The Sun. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) "Filming has only just wrapped on ‘Mission: Impossible 7,’ but Tom has not given himself a break. And trying to film jaw-dropping scenes with an 80-year-old plane is particularly dangerous." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Cruise has a helicopter license and a fixed-wings pilot's license. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise practices a stunt for "Mission: Impossible 8" in a yellow World War II-era plane. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise practices a stunt for "Mission: Impossible 8" in a yellow World War II-era plane. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise practices a stunt for "Mission: Impossible 8" in a yellow World War II-era plane. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise practices a stunt for "Mission: Impossible 8" in a yellow World War II-era plane. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise practices a stunt for "Mission: Impossible 8" in a yellow World War II-era plane. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise practices a stunt for "Mission: Impossible 8" in a yellow World War II-era plane. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Another plane flew alongside to practice filming the stunt for the movie. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Another plane flew alongside to practice filming the stunt for the movie. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Another plane flew alongside to practice filming the stunt for the movie. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Another plane flew alongside to practice filming the stunt for the movie. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Another plane flew alongside to practice filming the stunt for the movie. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Another plane flew alongside to practice filming the stunt for the movie. (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News) Tom Cruise prepares to perform a stunt while filming "Mission: Impossible 8." (Geoff Robinson / Terry-Harris.com - Splash News)
The "Top Gun" actor has been taking flying lessons to prepare for the filming of "Mission: Impossible 8."
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