Tom Cruise says he ‘passed out’ filming upside-down plane stunt in ‘Mission: Impossible 8’

London, Feb 9 (PTI) Hollywood star Tom Cruise has revealed that he frequently passed out while performing a crucial stunt in his upcoming spy action film “Mission: Impossible 8,” where he had to hang onto a plane while he was upside down at an altitude of 10,000 feet.

From shooting an action sequence on a speeding train to skydiving and scaling the top of the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, Cruise has perhaps done it all when it comes to death-defying stunts.

But it was this specific sequence in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” which wasn’t a cakewalk even for the action legend.

In an interview with the Empire magazine, Cruise, 62, said he experienced a lack of oxygen during the stunt.

“When you stick your face out, going over 120 to 130 miles an hour, you’re not getting oxygen. So I had to train myself how to breathe. There were times I would pass out physically; I was unable to get back into the cockpit,” he said.

The sequence, which saw the actor hanging from the wing of a 1930s Boeing Stearman biplane, was featured in the teaser trailer of the movie which was released two months ago.

On Friday, Cruise also shared a behind-the-scenes video of filming the same sequence on his X handle with a caption “Hang on”.

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” reunites the actor, who has been playing the character of Agent Ethan Hunt since the first “Mission: Impossible released” in 1996, reunites him with director Christopher McQuarrie who has been at the helm of the popular franchise since the fourth “Mission: Impossible” film “Rogue Nation” (2015).

Presented by Paramount Pictures and Skydance, the movie also stars Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby. It is slated to hit the big screen in May.