Solène Delinger 3:16 p.m., October 13, 2022, modified at 3:17 p.m., October 13, 2022
Tom Cruise has not finished surprising us.
After performing dizzying stunts himself for 'Mission Impossible' and piloting a fighter jet for 'Top Gun: Maverick', the 60-year-old actor is reportedly about to take a spacewalk for his next blockbuster, a $200 million action movie.
He would thus become the first civilian to walk in space.
Tom Cruise really has no limits.
After piloting a fighter jet for
Top Gun: Maverick
, performing impressive stunts for
Mission Impossible
, the actor is now aiming for the stars... For his next $200 million action blockbuster, the star is indeed counting fly off into space.
“We hope to see Tom Cruise become the first civilian to go on a spacewalk”
This information had already been revealed in 2020. We knew that Tom Cruise would go to the International Space Station (ISS) to shoot a film.
But we did not know until then that the actor would perform a spacewalk outside the ISS.
This was revealed by Donna Langley, president of Universal Pictures, which produces the film, in an interview with the BBC on October 5, 2022: “Tom Cruise takes us to space. space. That's the plan (…) Take a rocket to the station, film it and hopefully see Tom Cruise become the first civilian to go on a spacewalk outside the station.”