Tom Cruise, who enjoys performing his own stunts, threw himself from a helicopter 10,000 feet over the Oxfordshire countryside last week for the franchise's latest film.
Two of the other cast members joined him in the parachute jump after the filming of Mission: Impossible 7 resumed after a Covid shutdown.
Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie has pledged at least three "obscene" stunts as the franchise continues, admitting that even he is "terrified" of his own plans.
Cruise practiced his stunts during the lockdown, and was seen racing dirt tracks on a motocross bike and piloting a helicopter.
The actor broke his ankle filming a stunt for the latest Mission: Impossible movie in London three years ago, but that hasn't dampened his enthusiasm for daredevil action.
He later recalled how he sustained the injury when his foot hit a wall during a heart-stopping rooftop chase involving co-star Henry Cavill.
‘I knew instantly my ankle was broken,’ he said. ‘But I really didn’t want to do it again so just got up and carried on with the take.
‘[After the shot] I said “It’s broken, that’s a wrap, take me to hospital”, and everyone got on the phone and made their vacation arrangement.’
Cruise – who is planning to shoot a future movie on board the International Space Station – personally lobbied Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden for permission to allow shooting to restart on Mission: Impossible 7, despite the coronavirus crisis, but with a reduced crew. It is now due for release in November next year.
Last week it was revealed that McQuarrie wanted to blow up a 111-year-old bridge in Poland as part of the shoot, much to the consternation of locals.
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