The Top Gun Maverick actor could be blasted off into space to perform a spacewalk for an upcoming film, becoming the first civilian to do so.
After doing every possible daredevil stunt on Earth, real-life action star Tom Cruise could well be off to his next destination - this time the International Space Station. The Knight and Day actor could be blasted off into space to perform a spacewalk for an upcoming film, becoming the first civilian to do so, reports Mirror.co.uk.
Universal chairwoman Dame Donna Langley hinted at the future movie, which would see the 60-year-old Hollywood actor making history at the International Space Station if all goes to plan. The British film executive, 54, said that Tom would be flown into space before disembarking from the rocket. All of this would be caught on camera for the film.
It would be one of the many amazing things the Top Gun star has done for the silver screen - from learning how to fly planes, abseiling down the tallest building in the world, and scaling cliffs.
"We have a great project in development with Tom that does contemplate him taking a rocket to the Space Station", Donna explained to the BBC, quoted by Mirror. "And hopefully he will become the first civilian to do a space walk outside of the International Space Station," she added. She also shared a few details about Tom's character in the secretive blockbuster, saying, "He will play a down-on-his-luck guy who finds himself in the position of being the only person who could save Earth."
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Meanwhile, the superstar was last seen in Top Gun: Maverick, the highest-grossing film of 2022. The action-drama earned collected close to $1.4 billion at the global box office, becoming only the second pandemic-era film to achieve this landmark feat after Spider-Man: No Way Home. A sequel to the 1986 release Top Gun, the latest release directed by Joseph Kosinski stars the Mission Impossible star reprising his role of Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell from the original.
(With inputs from IANS)
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