‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Set Photo Teases Tom Cruise’s Latest Death-Defying Stunt
Tom Cruisehas hung out of ascending airplanes, jumped out of helicopters, and scaled the world’s tallest building in theMission: Impossibleseries, AKA the lone franchise that will let him spit in death’s face and laugh. So what could he possibly do next? Well,Mission: Impossible 7already teased amotorcycle stunt for the gods, but directorChristopher McQuarrieand Cruise are going back to an old cinematic tradition for the next death-defyingMission: Impossible 7stunt: a fight on top of a speeding train. And yes, both star and director are really on top of that train.
Mission Impossible 7 Stunt
In an Instagram post, McQuarrie teased the next crazyMission: Impossible 7stunt which Cruise will pull off: a classic fight on top of a speeding train. But the star and director are going old school, actually performing the stunts on top a train that is going pretty fast, according tofootage shotby an excited passerby. McQuarrie’s image on Instagram teased the fight sequence in the film, which will also apparently feature a flaming helicopter in the background. It won’t be the first time Cruise has had a fight scene aboard a high-speed train — the firstMission: Impossiblefeatured a sequence on top of a bullet train moving at 200 mph, which wasmore CG-reliantthan this sequence probably will be.
In his post, he thanked “The Norwegian Film Incentive, The Norwegian Railway Museum, the infinitely patient Stranda and Rauma Municipalities, our endlessly enduring Norwegian crew, along with everyone who supported our filming here,” as well as the people of Norway. McQuarrie confirmed that the shoot in Norway was complete and that the production will head to Rome next.
Mission: Impossible 7brings back not just Cruise but also previousMissionplayersVing Rhames,Henry Czerny,Simon Pegg,Rebecca Ferguson, andVanessa Kirby. New additions includeHayley Atwell,Pom Klementieff,Shea Whigham, andEsai Morales. We don’t really know what the plot of the film is just yet, but it’s safe to assume it will involve Ethan Hunt and his team on yet another hair-raising mission. Who knows, the team might even be disavowed yet again – something that seems to happen often in this franchise.
Christopher McQuarrie, who directed the previous two films in the series, is back to direct, and will actually shootMission: Impossible 8back-to-back with7. Filming onM:I 7was supposed to start in late February of this year, but the coronavirus complicated things. After some delays, McQuarrie and company are back to work. As of now,Mission: Impossible 7is set to hit theatersNovember 19, 2021.
