Tom Cruise stuns fans with rooftop stunt at BFI ahead of Mission Impossible premiere

Tom Cruise is no stranger to daring stunts, and his latest antic in London certainly fits the bill. The actor was spotted standing atop the BFI Imax cinema in London on Sunday night, just ahead of receiving the prestigious BFI Fellowship.

Cruise’s bold move came after he participated in a career-focused discussion at the British Film Institute (BFI), where he reflected on his work in film and his long-running collaboration with director Christopher McQuarrie.

Cruise was photographed on the roof of the building, which is wrapped in promotional material for his upcoming film Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. The footage, captured by an onlooker, quickly went viral across social media. In the video, the 62-year-old actor, dressed in a sharp suit, looks out over London from a considerable height. Fans and viewers alike expressed their amazement and confusion at his latest stunt, with some speculating that it was simply "Tom Cruise being Tom Cruise."

The actor’s rooftop stunt coincides with the promotion of his eighth and potentially final Mission: Impossible film, which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival before its theatrical release on May 23. In his discussion at the BFI, Cruise reminisced about the Mission: Impossible franchise's evolution and its iconic stunts, including the collaboration with McQuarrie that produced memorable lines like “Blue is glue, red is dead.”

This rooftop spectacle, which added an unexpected thrill to Cruise’s promotional tour, aligns with the actor’s legacy of taking stunts to new heights. From scaling the Burj Khalifa to clinging to a moving plane, Cruise continues to push the boundaries of action filmmaking.

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning will hit cinemas on May 23.