61-year-old Tom Cruise still runs well: His whole career is dedicated to… running hard

This is a chase scene in part 8 of the movie series Mission : Impossible . The scene was filmed last Sunday (March 24).

The famous American actor, even in his sixties, still demonstrates the class of a top action movie star on the international silver screen. Tom Cruise still has the ideal physical foundation to perform movie scenes that require endurance and flexibility.

Tom Cruise filmed a scene on Westminster Bridge in London, England (Photo: New York Post).

Tom Cruise on the set of “Mission Impossible 8” (Video: Daily Mail).

While the actor was filming the scene, traffic flow in the areas around Westminster Bridge was regulated to reduce, to serve the film crew’s activities.

Previously, actor Tom Cruise often had scenes running at full speed in the movies he participated in. Since entering the film industry in 1981 until now, Tom Cruise has been diligently running in frames on the silver screen for the past 43 years.

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Running has become an “identifying” detail for Tom Cruise’s roles. Viewers may think that the running scene is done very simply, the actors just need to run like crazy and the camera pans, but that’s not the case. Filming the running scene was actually very difficult.

The main actor, supporting actors and moving objects entering the frame of the running scene must have the same speed, so as not to cause a phase difference in the performance.

Tom Cruise’s appearance in “Mission Impossible 8” (Photo: New York Post).

Tom Cruise in the trailer “Mission: Impossible – Karma part 1” (Video: CGV Cinemas Vietnam).

In addition, when actors move too fast, the image will lose its sharpness and aesthetics. If you just let the actors run as normal, then adjust the speed to make the scene slower, the scene will become very forced, funny, completely losing action and feeling of speed.

Therefore, what needs to be done is that Tom Cruise will have to slow down, so that the scene is beautiful and sharp. However, in terms of expressions and movements, Tom Cruise still has to act as if he is running at full speed, running for “more than life or death”. You have to somehow “deceive” the viewer’s feelings.

The requirement for these running scenes is that the actors must appear as if they are running very fast, but in reality they are only running… “barely”. To execute the running scene perfectly without having to reshoot too many times, requires an actor who is really experienced with running scenes.

Action movies are often not highly appreciated by film critics in terms of art, a big reason is because people think that in action movies, actors mainly just chase, kick, scream… with little acting depth.

61-year-old Tom Cruise still runs well: His whole career is dedicated to… running hard (Video: IMDb).

But in fact, when learning the secret behind the spectacular chase scenes on the silver screen, viewers understand that even when an actor is simply running for his life on the screen, they are actually still having to The acting is very focused to “trick the eyes” of viewers.

Part 8 of the Mission Impossible film series is scheduled to hit theaters on May 23, 2025. Most likely this film will be called Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two . The 7th movie – Dead Reckoning Part One (Mission: Impossible – Karma part 1) – was released in July 2023.

Currently, in addition to making the 8th film of Mission Impossible , Tom Cruise is also promoting the making of the 3rd film of the Top Gun series , following the spectacular success of Top Gun: Maverick (2022). ). Part 2 of Top Gun earned nearly 1.5 billion USD in sales from a budget of about 170 million USD.

American actor and filmmaker Tom Cruise (Photo: New York Post).

American actor and filmmaker Tom Cruise (born 1962) is considered a Hollywood icon. He has received many awards in the film industry, including the honorary Palme d’Or. Cruise received 4 nominations at the Oscars.

The films he starred in have grossed more than 11.5 billion USD from the global box office. This number helps him become one of the best-selling movie stars of all time. Cruise is also one of the highest paid actors in the world.

Tom Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough through roles in films like Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986). Critical praise and recognition came to Cruise after he appeared in films such as The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989).

As the most popular Hollywood star in the 1990s, Cruise appeared in hit movies such as A Few Good Men (1992), The Firm (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Jerry Maguire (1996).

Cruise has built his position as an action movie star with the world’s most successful career. Cruise always performs his own stunts. The actor has starred in the Mission: Impossible series since 1996.

Other notable action films that Cruise has acted in include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005). , Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022).

Cruise was voted the Most Attractive Man in the World by People magazine (USA) in 1990. Cruise continued to be voted by People as the Most Beautiful Person in 1997. Cruise was married to actors Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes. He adopted two children during his marriage with Kidman. Cruise has one biological child from his marriage to Holmes.