“Tom Cruise Said: He Can Do It!” : This Mission Impossible stunt was filmed in one take

Mission: Impossible III star Keri Russell recalls filming one of the film’s most epic scenes and gives Tom Cruise advice on the shooting sequence. Directed by JJ Abrams, the third installment of the hit franchise was released in 2006, with Cruise returning to the role of super spy Ethan Hunt. Keri RussellMeanwhile, he played the role of Hunt’s intern, Lindsey Faris. And early in the film, his abilities are tested in an extended sequence in which Hunt rescues him from a heavily guarded industrial complex.

In a recent video interview with Variety, in which Keri Russell Having to recall lines from his films, the actor spoke about the shooting Mission: Impossible III And he especially remembered the waterfall in which he and Tom Cruise They had to jump onto a moving van as the building behind them exploded. She shared the advice her co-star, who is known for doing her own stunts, gave her if her hair caught fire from an explosion.

“Epic shooting scene. Epic. oh my god first of all Tom Cruise He does most of the stunts himself, so since you can see his face, I had to do it too. Like jumping off a building that explodes while landing on top of a van as it moves. And he said, “Listen, if we jump and your hair catches on fire, shake it off.” I said, “Okay, really?” PS: I have much more hair than him!– he said with a laugh.

“he can do it”

The actor then recalled filming a sequence where he had to catch a gun that had been fired. Tom Cruise Then proceed to shoot his enemies: especially difficult to shoot weapons, which the director of the film, AbramsWanted to direct using CGI. however, Tom Cruise Insisted on doing it for real.

“I think it was around this line, Tom must look at me and then, in slow motion, shoot me with a Jourvette or a rifle, I don’t even know. Then I get it and make a bad move. JJ said, “No, so what you’re going to do is he’s going to pretend to throw it and then we’re going to overlay something in CGI. So just do it like that’. And Tom says, “No, no, no, he can do it.” And I said, “Tom, I can’t.” So he said to me, “We’re going to do one, we’re going to do one. Let’s see if he can do it.’ He made me do it. It was very cool.“

If Tom Cruise Think you can do something, then maybe it’s true: at least it did Keri Russell. And the result was perfect!

Check out his words (excerpts from the scene) in the video below:

You can watch Mission Impossible III streaming on Paramount +.