Tom Cruise tells Glen Powell 'how not to die' in lengthy stunt safety call before 'Running Man' filming

Tom Cruise advised Glen Powell on 'how not to die' while performing risky stunts for "The Running Man," including an eight-story building abseil in freezing conditions.

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"I had to abseil down eight stories of a building in freezing conditions half naked and wearing a harness which cinched me – believe me nothing looked good," Powell said while describing one particularly tricky stunt. "The crazy thing I found out after was that there was a guy whose only job was to stop me kicking a window – which means he was looking up my skirt all night – I wondered what he was seeing take after take!" A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)

Powell recalled that he received a call from the "Mission: Impossible" star before shooting the sequence.