“You Can Never Do That”: Tom Cruise Was Told Life-Threatening ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Stunt Was Impossible

What will seemingly be the last chapter in Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible franchise, The Final Reckoning, will hit theaters everywhere next weekend. After playing Ethan Hunt for nearly 30 years, Cruise has found ways to one-up himself each time he suits up as the legendary spy, and The Final Reckoning will certainly be no different. One of the most famous shots from the film’s marketing campaign sees Cruise hanging off the wings of a biplane soaring through the air, which is one of the most dangerous stunts in movie history. Mission: Impossible 8 director Christopher McQuarrie recently sat down for an interview with GQ, and he revealed that expert wing walkers told Cruise his plane stunt was impossible: