More Behind-The-Scenes Footage of the Death-Defying Stunts From MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation was one of the year's best spy thrillers, thanks in part to the awesome stunt work done by star Tom Cruise. This is an incredibly minor spoiler, but that now-famous airplane sequence with him strapped to the side as it takes off? That's the opening scene of the movie, and while I don't think the rest of the film ever quite topped the breathtaking audacity of that sequence, it's still an incredible accomplishment and one of the coolest scenes of the year.
Paramount has just sent over two behind-the-scenes videos from the film (which is out on Digital HD now and hits Blu-ray on December 15th), one of which takes another look at that plane scene, and the other shows Cruise dangerously driving co-star Simon Pegg around and putting both of their lives in his hands. And after you watch those clips, head to this official Tumblr page that has an interactive infographic of all of the stunts Cruise has done himself over the course of this franchise so far.
Thanks to Paramount for sending these over.