As fans eagerly await mission impossible 7 slated for release next year, it’s a good time to reminisce about one of the franchise’s best action sequences. In the sixth installment of the franchise titled To fall, the final act showed Henry Cavill and Tom Cruise in a dramatic helicopter chase sequence. According to Steel man actor, it is one of the most difficult and thrilling experiences of his career. Henry Cavill has revealed that it is no child’s play to fly a helicopter in such freezing temperatures over the mountains of New Zealand.
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Henry Cavill’s Thrilling Helicopter Stunt
According to Henry Cavill, he never did anything like that. Mission Impossible: Fallout introduced Henry Cavill as a mysterious figure August Walker who later turned out to be main antagonist John Lark. In this particular sequence, Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt chases Cavill’s character on a helicopter to retrieve a detonator to prevent a large nuclear explosion.
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It is reported that the particular action sequence lasted around 4 weeks. According to Henry Cavill, above freezing temperature, shooting a machine gun is not at all easy. He revealed that even his headsets weren’t working and he had to wait for the pilot to shout for any signal:
“Because I’m in a helicopter with the doors open, over the mountains of New Zealand, in winter it’s particularly cold, four weeks outside a helicopter, with my head in the wind. And I shoot real whites, and so it’s not like CGI stuff was added in. So I have white residue flying all over the place, I can’t hear anything because my headset isn’t working. I’m just waiting for the pilot shout something and give a signal.
Looking at the scene, there’s no denying that Henry Cavill wasted no effort in making the scene a visual treat to watch. To date, it’s one of the most beloved third acts in a Hollywood film.
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Tom Cruise on Henry Cavill’s jaw-dropping action sequence
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Tom Cruise also commented on how Henry Cavill did an absolutely stunning job in the film. The Superior gun The actor himself also has an interesting history of performing his stunts on his own. The Ethan Hunt celebrity even knows how to fly a helicopter. So, mentioning Cavill’s jaw-dropping action sequence, he added that the things the Witcher the actor went absolutely crazy:
“You know what he had to do. He must have been in that other helicopter, and we were flying and it was very cold. I tell you, it was very cold when we were flying around New Zealand. And the things we were doing, it was extreme”
The Mission Impossible franchise is always known for its non-CGI approach and realistic action sequences and we can expect future films in the franchise to take it to the next level.
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 is set to release on July 14, 2023, while Part 2 is set to release on June 28, 2024
All Mission Impossible movies can be streamed on Paramount+
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