Tom Cruise has become renowned for his death-defying stunts in the “Mission: Impossible” movies.
In the recent film, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” Cruise rode a motorcycle off a cliff.
In “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” he scaled the side of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
And in “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” he clung to the side of a plane as it took off and flew 5,000 feet into the air.
It’s jaw-dropping stuff, and it remains a bit bonkers that Cruise keeps doing things like this for our entertainment.
What drives him? What gives him the confidence to do all of these dangerous things? And what’s he going to do next?Of course, it’s worth noting that Cruise isn’t doing all of these things willy-nilly.
They’re planned out, and safety precautions are taken to help ensure the megastar doesn’t end up dying during filming.
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