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Tom Cruise climbs on top of a helicopter as he entertains fans at Mission: Impossible premiere in London

Tom Cruise climbs on top of a helicopter as he entertains fans at Mission: Impossible premiere in London

Tom Cruise climbed on top of helicopters and waved to fans as he attended the London premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in Leicester Square on Thursday.

Not missing the opportunity for a stunt, the actor, 62, made sure to climb on top of a red plane on the red carpet to wave at fans from above.

And it seems just one plane on the red carpet wasn’t enough as the star then clambered on top of a second yellow Mission: Impossible aircraft.

Tom looked suave for the evening as he sported a black blazer and trousers along with a matching shirt as he posed for snaps on the red carpet.

He arrived alongside the movie’s director, Christopher McQuarrie, who looked stylish in a smart navy suit.

It comes after Tom filmed his latest stunt on the roof of the British Film Insтιтute’s IMAX building on Sunday to promote his latest blockbuster.

Tom Cruise climbed on top of helicopters and waved to fans as he attended the London premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning in Leicester Square on Thursday

Tom Cruise climbed on top of helicopters and waved to fans as he attended the London premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in Leicester Square on Thursday

Not missing the opportunity for a stunt, the actor made sure to climb on top of a yellow helicopter while going down the red carpet

Not missing the opportunity for a stunt, the actor made sure to climb on top of a yellow helicopter while going down the red carpet

Video sH๏τ by fans on the ground shows a throng of gawkers gathered around the mᴀssive theater to record the star standing high in the sky.

The four-time Oscar delighted fans with a wide-ranging discussion about his lengthy career on Sunday in the run-up to the reception the following day. 

Tom has been a notable advocate in recent years, particularly as the coronavirus pandemic wained, for viewing films as they were meant to be seen — in theaters.

Aside from its connection to the organization honoring him on Monday, the BFI IMAX was a logical spot for Cruise to plan an attention-grabbing stunt, as it features the largest screen in the UK at 65 feet tall by 85 feet wide, according to its website.

During his conversation in front of fans on Sunday, Cruise admitted that he joined the Mission: Impossible franchise for Brian De Palma’s first entry in 1996 because he hoped to transform the action genre after a string of critically acclaimed performance that raised his profile in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

‘It was about looking at Mission and thinking, “What can we do with action?”‘ he said, via ᴅᴇᴀᴅline. ‘It was about how I can evolve action and storytelling and imbue that kind of storytelling with greater amounts of emotion. That’s my interest. So I studied stunts and different cameras to develop my abilities and develop the technology.’

He added that, though he didn’t have a formal education in acting or film, he was able to work closely with major filmmakers — like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg — and iconic actors — including The Color Of Money costar Paul Newman — to teach him about his craft.

Cruise noted that earlier in his career he would ‘force the studios’ to send him abroad on various projects so he could learn how movies were made outside of the United States.

The film star put on an animated display as he entertained fans who lined up at the premiere

The film star put on an animated display as he entertained fans who lined up at the premiere

He arrived alongside the movie's director, Christopher McQuarrie, who looked stylish in a smart navy suit

He arrived alongside the movie’s director, Christopher McQuarrie, who looked stylish in a smart navy suit

Tom looked suave for the evening as he sported a black blazer and trousers along with a matching shirt as he posed for snaps on the red carpet

Tom looked suave for the evening as he sported a black blazer and trousers along with a matching shirt as he posed for snaps on the red carpet

‘At the time, Hollywood was very Hollywood. It was about America, but I was very much about the global,’ he said.

The Collateral star even claimed that he introduced Hollywood studios to the idea of holding red-carpet premieres in other countries to help promote and grow film culture across the world. 

He went on to recall his time working on A Few Good Men and his ‘extraordinary experience’ filming its climactic courthouse scene with Jack Nicholson.

Cruise said bigwigs from around Hollywood would drop by the studio in LA to see him and Nicholson sparring on stage.

He also explained his decision to turn down a sequel to his blockbuster action film Top Gun (1986) because he wanted to make different kinds of films and diversify himself as an actor.

‘My goals are endless,’ he reportedly said to hearty applause.

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