Tom Cruise surprises fans at TWO movie theatres as actor travels from Miami to Atlanta
Patrons at two American cinemas were given more than they bargained for as the settled down to watch for summer blockbuster Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One on Tuesday.
Fans of the action franchise piled into Atlanta's Regal Atlantic Station and Miami's AMC Sunset Place, where they were treated to a guest appearance by none other than Mr. Ethan Hunt himself - otherwise known as Hollywood star Tom Cruise.
The actor flashed his famous grin as he welcomed guests before introducing the film, the seventh instalment in a seemingly endless franchise that once again sees Cruise, 61, perform all of his daredevil stunts himself.
Dressed in a casual short-sleeved polo shirt - pink for Miami, blue for Atlanta - he posed for selfies, shook hands and even fist bumped star-struck fans at the events, presented by Paramount Pictures and Skydance.
The hard-working actor, accompanied by Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie, travelled from one cinema to the other while promoting the film, which officially opens on July 12.
Main man: Tom Cruise made guest appearances at a special screening of his new film Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One in Atlanta and Miami on Tuesday (pictured in Miami)
Say cheese: The Hollywood actor flashed his famous grin as he posed for selfies at Regal Atlantic Station ahead of the screening (pictured in Atlanta)
Cruise is seen coming off the motorbike and free-falling for several seconds before pulling a parachute cord in one thrilling action sequence from the new film.
And in a new interview he detailed just what it took to pull that death-defying move, with Tom explaining that there was a 'no-go point' on the ramp during filming.
Cruise revealed that after reaching a certain point on the ramp, he couldn't 'slow down' and had to keep going, even if other factors in the stunt were not correct - with the star admitting that at one point he was thrown 'a little off' course due to 'crosswinds.'
Speaking to Sian Welby on Capital Breakfast, he said: 'There’s a lot going on, there’s a lot of preparation to figure that out. The amount of knowledge that goes into something like that, it’s very exciting.
'I enjoy learning, you know I enjoy pushing cinema in that way, but even just as I’m going, the helicopter that’s going over, I had to be in sync with that helicopter, because if he’s in the wrong position, he’s going to blow me off the ramp.
'If I can do these things, but if we don’t get the shot, we don’t get the shot, and also you can see in the electronic press kit, that I’m jumping out of a helicopter just before I do it because I have to test the wind currents in the bowl.'
He added: 'They change very quickly so as soon as I do that jump, you can see that when I opened, I was a little off because I had a crosswind and as I, my shoulder was a little up and the parachute opened and the second it opens it was pulling me into the side of the mountain, so I had to quickly, once you pull you have to be quickly ready to adjust the direction of the parachute.'
The film star went on to say that it's not only safety he considers when jumping but also his acting skills too and how it delivers on screen.
Centre of attention: Cruise was surrounded by selfie and autograph hunters at the event
Over here: Fans clamoured for his attention as he appeared in front of a projection screen with director Christopher McQuarrie for a surprise introduction to the film
Upbeat: The actor appeared to be in high spirits as he introduced the seventh instalment in a seemingly endless film franchise
Loving it: Cruise posed for selfies, shook hands and even fist bumped star-struck fans at the event, presented by Paramount Pictures and Skydance
Making their day: Two teenage boys were given something to remember as Cruise obliged them with a photo on Tuesday evening
While he also explained timing, position and speed is so important, with him explaining that once he gets past a certain point on the ramp, there's no going back - even if everything else isn't perfect.
He said: ''And there’s also performance that I’m thinking of, you have to feel and see you know, have the audience see that that is acting, plus I have to know the speed of the bike, the helicopter, if he’s in the wrong position.
'I have a go and a no-go point, where there is a point on that ramp where I know I’m committed and I can slow down, but I can’t come off the throttle at that point. If I’m going to stop, I really have to, there’s a go, no-go point, it’s like right at this point, you’re in.
'And even if the helicopter, the drones are in the wrong position, once I pass that point, no matter what I’m committed, and I can’t slow down. I have to go as fast as I can off the edge of that ramp.'
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One is officially released across cinemas on July 12.
New pal: Three young fans lookjed thrilled as they met the action here in the flesh at Atlanta's t Regal Atlantic Station
Popular: Cruise and McQuarrie posed for a group shot with guests before departing the theatre on Tuesday
No room at the inn: Miami's AMC Sunset Place was packed to the rafters as Cruise and McQuarrie made their appearance ahead of the screening
Action packed: Veteran star Cruise once again performs all his own stunts in the new film
Source: Daily Mail
