In a jaw-dropping scene filmed in South Africa, Cruise jumps 16 times from a helicopter with a burning parachute, redefining real-action cinema.
Hollywood’s iconic action star Tom Cruise is once again making headlines not just for the box office success of his latest blockbuster Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, but for an unprecedented and dangerous stunt that has earned him a place in the Guinness World Records.
In one of the most thrilling sequences ever filmed, Cruise jumped 16 times from a helicopter with a parachute that was deliberately set on fire. The stunt, which was shot in South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains, saw Cruise leap from an altitude of approximately 75,000 feet. His parachute had been soaked in fuel and ignited mid-air. During the freefall, Cruise discarded the burning parachute and successfully deployed a backup one executing a move no actor had ever attempted on screen.
To intensify the experience for the audience, Cruise wore a 22-kilogram camera rig on his body, allowing viewers to feel as close to the action as possible.
Craig Glenday, Editor in Chief of Guinness World Records has commented positively:
“Tom isn’t just an actor, he’e a real action hero.” His courage and dedication are truly remarkable.”
Responding to the accolades, Tom Cruise said:
“I don’t take risks I work smart. Everything is about planning and practice.”
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, The Final Reckoning was filmed across visually stunning locations including England, Malta, Norway, and South Africa. In India, the film has been released in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
The film depicts Cruise in his iconic role of Ethan Hunt with stars Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny and Angela Bassett, and also adds Hannah Waddingham, Katy O’Brian, Janet McTeer, Lucy Tulugarjuk, and Tramell Tillman to the cast.
With this new Guinness record under his belt, Tom Cruise once again proves why he remains the undisputed king of action cinema.
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