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How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout

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How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout

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How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout
How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout

Filming was slated to start in Paris on April 10. Other locations include the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Norway. Filming officially began on April 8, 2017. Some of the filming was also taking place in New Zealand in July 2017.The municipality of Forsand in Norway allowed the closing of Preikestolen for a time in autumn for the film’s shoot; only crew members and cast were allowed to approach the mountain for nine consecutive days. They also were allowed up to 50 helicopter landings per day.
How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout
How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout

In August 2017, Cruise injured his right leg on the London set during filming. Following his accident, the studio announced it would halt the production for at least nine weeks in order for Cruise’s broken ankle and other injuries to heal, but released a statement saying that they would be keeping the July 2018 release date for the film. The injury resulted in costs of around $80 million for the studio, because they had to pay the cast and crew for the eight-week hiatus so they wouldn’t take another job. However, the injury and subsequent costs were offset by insurance, and did not end up counting against the film’s final budget.

How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout
How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout

On January 25, 2018, the title was revealed to be Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Filming concluded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 25, 2018. The production in the UAE included filming of a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump scene with Cruise. The scene required Cruise and the crew training on a ground-based vertical wind tunnel, and then using a C-17 military aircraft to make over one hundred jumps from around 25,000 feet (7,600 m) to end up with three takes that McQuarrie wanted for the film. As the scene was to be set near sunset, they could only make one jump a day to try to get each shot.
How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout
How they filmed Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane in Mission: Impossible — Fallout

Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a 2018 American action spy film written, produced and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. It is the sixth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series, and the second film to be directed by McQuarrie after Rogue Nation (2015), making him the first person to direct more than one film in the franchise. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Michelle Monaghan, and Alec Baldwin, all of whom reprise their roles from previous films, while Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, and Wes Bentley join the franchise. In the film, Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his team must track down stolen plutonium while being monitored by a CIA agent (Cavill) after a mission goes awry. The film received critical acclaim for its direction, story, acting, action sequences and stunts. Many hailed it as the best installment in the series, with some considering it one of the greatest action films of all-time.

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