Jake Johnson Talks About the Intensity of Working With Tom Cruise

Jake Johnson, who co-starred in The Mummy with Tom Cruise, recently opened up about what it’s like to work with the superstar actor. We’ve all heard stories about how intense it is to work with Cruise, and now Johnson is sharing details on his experience. Iit certainly sounds like working on a Tom Cruise film is a crazy adventure, one I wouldn’t mind going on.

During a recent interview with The Last Laugh podcast, Johnson shared:

"Yeah, he’s an intense guy. I mean, all he wants to do in a film — I cannot make any statements of the man outside of it because I don’t know him that well — but in terms of a filmmaker, he wants to entertain an audience, and if you’re not all about that, you’re gonna get knocked off the Bronco, because he is there to entertain an audience and he’s willing to really put himself in harm’s way to do it.”

Johnson then offered up an example of Cruise's intensity, relaying a story of their time working together on The Mummy when they fell off a three-story building in one of the stunts:

“We jumped over buildings together that exploded. We were on a three-story building that collapsed and I landed on my back and told him that something went wrong because I got hurt. And he said, ‘Injured or hurt?’ I said, ‘What’s the difference?’ And he goes, ‘Can you go again or is something broken?’ And I was like, ‘No, I mean, I can go again.’ Then he goes, ‘So you’re hurt. Of course you’re hurt. You fell off a three-story building.’ And I thought, he’s not faking it. When you see him on a horse and he gets thrown off and he tucks and rolls, his back is bruised, but he loves the shot. When he’s holding onto a side of the plane and it takes off and that wind is hitting his face and it looks like it’s ripping his skin open....because it’s ripping his skin open.”

Damn, how do I sign up for that!? I’m always up for a little danger in my life!

Source: THR