Anytime a new Mission: Impossible movie lands in theaters, viewers watch in awe as star Tom Cruise repeatedly does what we all assumed was the sort of thing no human should try, taking on the most over-the-top and action-packed stunts we can imagine. Whether it's jumping motorcycles off of mountains or thrilling car chases through the tiny streets of Rome, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1 seemingly has some of Cruise's best stunt work to date. And while he--on the surface--seems fearless in the face of these feats, the rest of the cast doesn't necessarily agree.
Warning: The following contains very light spoilers about two action sequences in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1.
«It is very terrifying,» Read Reckoning star Greg Tarzan Davis tells GameSpot. «I won't lie, it's very terrifying.» Davis was merely a passenger in one of the cars involved in the car chase through Rome, but even without the responsibilities of driving the car, he made it clear how intense the experience was.
«What makes it even harder is there are these cameras attached [to the car],» he continued, detailing his experience. «It was kind of blocking [co-star] Shea [Whigham's] vision… I don't know if I was more scared for my life or more scared for Shea knocking one of the cameras but he did a great job.»
Hayley Atwell, making her Mission: Impossible debut as Grace, was also in the car chase. The big difference? She was handcuffed to Cruise the entire time. Preparing for that means months and months of training.
«I trained for five months, as well as doing unarmed combat and stunt choreography and working with knives and guns. I learned how to drift,» she said, adding that she worked closely with stunt coordinator Wade
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