Did you know that Tom Cruise was behind one of the most spectacular stunts of “Night and Day”, the action comedy broadcast this Sunday evening France 2? We tell you which one.
In the action comedy Night and Day, broadcast this Sunday evening on France 2, the indefatigable Tom Cruise himself performed, as often, all of his stunts. One of them, who sees him, on a motorcycle, passing Cameron Diaz in front of him at full speed, is even on his initiative. Before even knowing if there would be one of these vehicles in the film, the Hollywood star indeed shared his dream with director James Mangold, a dream that finally came true.
“I was behind Tom on a motorbike slaloming between bulls jostling and climbing over each other as people found themselves thrown against the walls.”, Cameron Diaz told our colleagues from Première about this spectacular waterfall. And Tom Cruise to add: “It felt like ping-pong with human beings instead of the ball. And, during that time, I had to keep control of the bike, with Cameron clinging to me like crazy.”
Proof that Tom Cruise is a real daredevil? When we hear him talk about another big stunt from Night and Day, the one that sees his character jump between two buildings. “I looked at the spot where I was to jump off the roof, then the big metal beam I was to land on, a beam that was covered with a very small protective mat.”, told the actor for the promotion of the film.
“I looked at that unfortunate short stack, and this stuntman, Casey O’Neill, said ‘Even with the mat it’s going to hurt a lot., continues the actor. For stunt coordinator Gregg Smrz, “It was typical of Tom to do that: he goes all out in all of his stunts. He does them all himself, he never uses a stunt double. He’s very good, but seeing him do all those stunts on him. this movie gave me white hair! “
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