Tom Cruise has officially earned a Guinness World Record after completing 16 burning parachute jumps while filming Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
The record-setting feat occurred while shooting the climactic plane sequence of the film, with Cruise voluntarily jumping through the air as his parachute caught fire, not once, but 16 times. Paramount celebrated the achievement with a behind-the-scenes video showing the daring stunt in action.
Before one of the jumps, Cruise explained the risk involved: “If this is twisted while it’s burning, I’m going to be spinning and burnt. I have to kick out of the twist and then ignite in 10 seconds. We’re going to be real smart. I’m not saying be risky. We don’t take risks, obviously.”
This latest record is Cruise's second. He was awarded the Guinness World Record for 'Most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies (actor)' between the period of 2012 and 2018.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning opened over Memorial Day Weekend, debuting to a record-setting $200 million and climbing to $360 million globally. Cruise expressed gratitude, writing: “This weekend was one for the history books! Congratulations and thank you to every filmmaker... and most of all, THANK YOU to audiences everywhere.”
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is now showing in cinemas worldwide.
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ