Matt Damon describes Tom Cruise's crazy strategy for the Burj Khalifa stunt
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Matt Damon describes Tom Cruise's crazy strategy for the Burj Khalifa stunt
(Web Desk) - Matt Damon, the star of Oppenheimer, recently recalled a humorous interaction with Tom Cruise, the hero of Mission: Impossible, in which Cruise revealed that he replaced a safety person in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol so he could proceed with the movie's very risky Burj Khalifa stunt.
Speaking in an interview on the Max series Smartless: On The Road (via CinemaBlend), the Bourne franchise alum Damon said: “There are the Tom Cruises of the world, who do their stunts, like literally hang off a plane and do that. I remember I had dinner with him once, and it was after he did the [Mission: Impossible movie] where he ran around the building.
“And I go, ‘Can you tell me how that happened?’ And he’s a really intense guy, and he was like, ‘I’ll tell you how it happened!’ I go, ‘Alright.’ And I’m in.”
'I've been thinking about this photo for 15 years,' he declares. I think, "Wow, really?" So I go to the safety guy, and I lay it all out," he continues. 'We can't do that,' the safety man says. You can't do it; it's too risky. So I hire a new safety expert. The beginning of his story is there.
"And I simply say, 'Stop!'" That is where our differences lie. When the safety guy says no, I’m like, ‘Well, safety guy says it’s not a good idea.’”
As one of the most risk-taking performers to ever work in Hollywood, Cruise has developed a solid reputation. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, his most recent entry in the series, is currently doing well in theatres.
