Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, who came to South Korea for the movie 'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning', revealed a behind-the-scenes story about the 'wing walking' action.
On the afternoon of the 8th, a press conference for the movie 'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning' (directed by Christopher McQuarrie, imported/distributed by Lotte Entertainment) was held at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. Tom Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, and Greg Tarzan Davis, the main cast, attended the event and discussed the film under the moderation of interpreter Jeong Hyun-young.
'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning' features action sequences that surpass the 30-year history of the series, appearing twice. These include submarine action and a scene where characters walk on the wings during an airplane fight. Among those, Tom Cruise remarked on the so-called 'wing walking' scene, saying, "It wasn't easy. It was tense and scary."
Tom Cruise said, "I always have the ambition to make the film better than before while shooting. I often discuss with director McQuarrie, 'Can't we make it better than this?' After achieving one goal, I've always thought about the next goal. It's not just limited to stunts; I want to surpass everything, including the story and characters. That's the goal we have to achieve."
Additionally, he explained, "'Wing walking' was one of my childhood dreams. When I was 6 years old, I wondered what it would be like to stand on an airplane wing. I was curious about what would happen if my imagination came true. McQuarrie jokingly asked at first, 'Do you want to go up on the wing?' Often in my early films, dreams did become reality. I had to carefully consider how to make it work. Returning to Africa was physically challenging as well. I had to focus on how to shoot the camera work, how to get on the wing. It took time."
He smiled and continued, "I had to choose the airplane, and it also had to look good on screen. It was an old plane, but I had to think about what I could do on it and how I could move. Flying at 130 miles per hour (about 210 km/h) against the wind and having to move fast inside was very tense and exciting."
Tom Cruise also noted, "The director directed me to move around on the wing during filming. When I said, 'I can't go that fast,' he told me to do my best, and I replied, 'If I go at this speed, I won't even be able to breathe. The wind is too strong.' It required training suitable for that. It was an incredibly difficult training; I can't really explain it. I want to say to someone, 'Try getting on the wing once.'"
In response, director McQuarrie chimed in, "I actually went up and experienced it for about 20 minutes. I didn't dive. I ended up saying, 'Don't do this.'" He added, "We had to predict everything, including the movements of the wind."
'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning' is an action blockbuster movie where Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team members risk their lives to undertake a single mission that leads to choices threatening all of humanity. This film encompasses 30 years of the 'Mission: Impossible' series, which first premiered in 1996, and Tom Cruise meets South Korean audiences for the 12th time through this work. It will be released in Korea on the 17th.
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