Tom Cruise isn’t just an action movie star (and one of Hollywood’s greatest, while we’re at it), he’s also the very definition of an adrenaline junkie. Some of that may have rubbed off on James Corden.
You know Corden as the fluffy Brit who came over to the US and managed to get a successful late night talk show off the ground and to excellent ratings. You also know him for his Carpool Karaoke segment, but not for his daredevil attitude. That’s because he has none.
One of the most mediated stunts in the latest “Mission: Impossible” installment, “Fallout,” is the HALO jump Cruise performed without the help of a stunt double. It’s a military technique (HALO stands for High Altitude, Low Open) done at 25,000 feet by trained professionals, with special oxygen masks.
To carry it out, Cruise trained for hundred of hours on the ground, did hundreds of hours of rehearsals in the air and over 160 jumps before they even started shooting. Make no mistake, a HALO jump is no walk in the park.
Yet this is how Corden described it when he had Cruise on as a guest. Laughing, he told him that anyone could do the jump, so he didn’t understand why the media kept fawning over Cruise for it. It wasn’t like he’d done such a big deal.
To prove a point, Cruise invited Corden to go skydiving with him. They wouldn’t go as high as for a HALO jump (only 15,000 feet in the air), and Corden would be strapped to another skydiver, but at least he would get a taste of what it’s like to do the work Cruise does for his movies.
The result is nothing short of pure comedy. Obviously, both are playing up for the cameras and they have amazing chemistry, but you can tell at moments that Corden is genuinely terrified.
In the end, though, they manage do the jump and land safely. Cruise gets back on the ground like the pro that he is, while Corden falls flat on his tummy, with Danny right on top of him. It’s a solid skit, but also solid proof that, when it comes to being a badass, no one does it better than Cruise.
One of the most mediated stunts in the latest “Mission: Impossible” installment, “Fallout,” is the HALO jump Cruise performed without the help of a stunt double. It’s a military technique (HALO stands for High Altitude, Low Open) done at 25,000 feet by trained professionals, with special oxygen masks.
To carry it out, Cruise trained for hundred of hours on the ground, did hundreds of hours of rehearsals in the air and over 160 jumps before they even started shooting. Make no mistake, a HALO jump is no walk in the park.
Yet this is how Corden described it when he had Cruise on as a guest. Laughing, he told him that anyone could do the jump, so he didn’t understand why the media kept fawning over Cruise for it. It wasn’t like he’d done such a big deal.
To prove a point, Cruise invited Corden to go skydiving with him. They wouldn’t go as high as for a HALO jump (only 15,000 feet in the air), and Corden would be strapped to another skydiver, but at least he would get a taste of what it’s like to do the work Cruise does for his movies.
The result is nothing short of pure comedy. Obviously, both are playing up for the cameras and they have amazing chemistry, but you can tell at moments that Corden is genuinely terrified.
In the end, though, they manage do the jump and land safely. Cruise gets back on the ground like the pro that he is, while Corden falls flat on his tummy, with Danny right on top of him. It’s a solid skit, but also solid proof that, when it comes to being a badass, no one does it better than Cruise.