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Paramount Pictures has released the official trailer for "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One," starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt.

Abrams, David Ellison and Jake Meyers, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. “Dead Reckoning Part One” is written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who previously helmed the franchise’s fifth and sixth installments — 2015’s “Rogue Nation” and 2018’s “Fallout.” The film is produced by Cruise, McQuarrie, J.J. Just a normal day at work!

Watch a behind-the-scenes look of a Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning stunt where Tom Cruise jumps a motorcycle off a cliff (six times).

What we do know is the film is packed with action and that this stunt, which Cruise trained more than a year for, is just a small part of it. [As we saw in the breathtaking trailer](https://www.escapistmagazine.com/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-trailer-has-tom-cruise-doing-crazy-things/) for the upcoming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, at one point in the film Cruise’s Ethan Hunt drives a motorcycle off a cliff and then parachutes to safety. The film itself is the first of a two-parter that may be bringing an end to the franchise, or at least Cruise’s involvement in it.

The Top Gun star attempted his "most dangerous" stunt yet.

Tom Cruise appreciated Top Gun: Maverick fans with a new death-defying video & the help of Mission Impossible 7 director, Christopher McQuarrie.

However, Cruise was one of the few people at the time committed to a traditional theatrical release. The [National Board of Review even named Maverick the best film of the year.](https://collider.com/top-gun-maverick-national-board-of-review-best-film-of-2022/) Top Gun: Maverick was one of the first movies to be affected by the pandemic. While strapped to the side of a helicopter, Cruise thanked all his fans for going out to theaters and supporting the long-awaited sequel for Top Gun. It was an incredible year to go to the movies in 2022. Now to end the year off with a bang, Cruise thanked Top Gun fans the only way he knows how — with a breathtaking-stunt hundreds of feet in the air.

When it comes to Tom Cruise's daredevil stunts, the sky is literally the limit. The 60-year-old action hero shared a video of himself thanking fans for ...

Thanks for making going to the movies a thrill again!” “Top Gun: Maverick,” released in May this year, saw Cruise reprise the famous role of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, to return to the Top Gun academy to train fighter pilots. It truly is the honor of a lifetime,” he tells fans. @tomcruise is the real action hero! “Hey everyone, here we are over stunning South Africa, and we’re filming ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ parts one and two,” Cruise yells to the camera, while hanging out the door of the plane. “Thank you for allowing us to entertain you.

The actor, filming new “Mission Impossible” movies in South Africa, began the clip with some words of gratitude for all the moviegoers who brought his latest ...

Helping the studio spread the message was “Top Gun” star Cruise, in goggles and skydiving gear. “As always, thank you for allowing us to entertain you. Thank you for supporting ‘Top Gun: Maverick'!” Cruise continued midair. “Top Gun: Maverick” was released in May. “I didn’t want the year to end without thanking you all for coming out to the theater,” he said, “and thank you for supporting ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’” [released a video ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ujdJf7nnCM)announcing that “Top Gun: Maverick” would be coming to Paramount+ this week.

Expressing his thanks to the fan following Tom Cruise for their immense support for his American drama film Top Gun: Maverick by falling from a plane.

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The star of the Mission: Impossible films shares a look at the most ambitious stunt he's ever filmed and thanks fans for their support of Top Gun: Maverick, ...

As the consummate movie star, Tom Cruise approaches film promotion with clinical efficiency, flashing his megawatt smile and talking about how great it is to entertain us, the viewers, because movies are just The Best. In exchange, he’ll give the money people a movie, I guess. “Prep work” in this context requires a truly surprising number of skydives on Cruise’s part — including a few jumps he does “just to warm up” when it’s finally time to film the big stunt.

Now playing: Cruise jumping out of a plane in a 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning' promo.

Then, of course, Cruise hops out the side of the aircraft. "It truly is the honor of a lifetime. We’ll see you at the movies." [Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One](http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g42246221/best-action-movies-2023/), Old Man Tom (no, not [that one](https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/3006986/531511/9070?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fgame%2F_%2FgameId%2F401437914&subid3={subid} "As always, thank you for allowing us to entertain you," Cruise continued. In a new promotional video for

BTS footage shows Tom Cruise preparing for what he calls his 'most dangerous stunt ever' – jumping off of a cliff with a motorcycle without any harness for ...

They then built a replica ramp in England for Tom to simulate the motorcycle jump and get it right before moving to Norway to film the actual stunt. Tom has starred in all the films of the series. The other is to put a camera to film it from the right angle.” The stunt crew then details that Tom did 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps to prepare for the stunt. The action then moves to the ground where Tom practises on a motocross bike. He says, “Tom put together this master plan to coordinate all of these experts in each of the particular disciplines involved to make this thing happen.” Shots show the actor base jumping off an airplane with the experts in tow.

The camera then moves to show director Christopher McQuarrie, who is helming, writing and co-producing the upcoming Mission Impossible films. After thanking ...

Sharing the happy news, Prime Video said, "All set to take-off on a new adventure and a nostalgia ride like never before. The film is the sequel to Tom Cruise's 1986 hit Top Gun. Fans have replied to the post praising him. The video, shot on the sets of the upcoming Mission: Impossible films, is dedicated to fans who thronged the theatres to watch his last film Top Gun: Maverick. We've got to get this shot. I didn't want the year to end without thanking you all for coming out to the theatres, and thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick,” barely audible over the whirring sound of the aircraft whirring.

In Mission: Impossible 7, Tom Cruise will ride a motorbike off a cliff – for real this time.

[Mission: Impossible](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/tom-cruise-mission-impossible-retirement) tradition, the bike ride to base jump into an actual canyon is the first scene Cruise shot for the film. As the nine minute clip shows, the process of putting together such a stunt is anything but simple. In a newly-released behind the scenes featurette, we see Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie plot, plan and execute a stunt that has to be seen to be believed.

While filming in South Africa, Tom Cruise thanked his fans for making Top Gun: Maverick a box office hit as he jumped out of an aircraft.

Tom Cruise Jumps From Another Plane To Promote 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning': Also thanking fans who went to see 'Top Gun: Maverick.'

The clip was supposedly shown during CinemaCon 2022 prior to Maverick, and sees the actor share a short speech before the plan flies away. “It truly is the honor of a lifetime.” As he runs out of altitude, he bids his goodbye to the camera and continues his journey down to the ground. The one-and-a-half-minute clip sees the actor flying across South Africa to film parts one and two of Dead Reckoning.

The actor also shared behind-the-scenes footage of another stunt — which he called "the most dangerous thing we've ever attempted."

Obviously, these missions are quite possible because Tom Cruise keeps completing them, but with stunt skills like this, how could he not. In a promotion for his ...

As always, thank you for allowing us to entertain you,” Cruise adds as he plumits. In a promotion for his newest contribution to the genre, Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning, Cruise gives the people what they want and flings himself out of a plane again. Tom Cruise will not stop jumping out of planes or making sequels for the Mission: Impossible franchise.

Famous Hollywood actor Tom Cruise attempted the most dangerous stunt for the film 'Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1'.

In the end the actor gracefully pulls the stunt and the crew can be seen cheering and applauding the actor. The actor also grins at the camera and says , "Be confident." The chase scene calls for the action star to jump from a cliff while driving a motorcycle.

I didn't want the year to end without thanking you all for coming out to the theaters, and thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick,” Cruise said.

The sky is the limit for this movie.” For Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise reprised his role of 36 years ago playing Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the original Top Gun, to train fighter pilots. “I didn’t want the year to end without thanking you all for coming out to the theaters, and thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick.” Released in May, it’s Cruise’s first movie to surpass the billion-dollar mark. The camera then panned to Christopher McQuarrie, who cowrote and produced Top Gun: Maverick and is directing Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning. It truly is the honor of a lifetime…I’m running out of altitude, so I’ve got to get back to work.

No stunt seems impossible for actor Tom Cruise. He's riding a motorcycle to new heights in the new behind-the-scenes video for the upcoming "Mission ...