Culture news For Henry Cavill, this action scene is the most difficult ever shot in his career and it involves Tom Cruise
As part of the promotion of the film Argylle, actor Henry Cavill revealed the most difficult and impressive action sequence he shot. It was to be expected, this sequence necessarily involved Tom Cruise.
Henry Cavill, actor and stuntman
Henry Cavill is an actor particularly invested in each of these roles and even goes so far as to perform several stunts himself. A fact that he recalled during a recent interview given to Collider as part of the promotion of the film Argylle, the latest feature film by Matthew Vaughn. Asked about the most difficult action sequence he had to shoot, the actor answered without hesitation and explained that it was the famous helicopter scene from Mission: Impossible – Fallout, released in theaters in 2018. A final confrontation sequence bringing together Henry Cavill and Tom Cruise.
The hardest action sequence of my career is easily the helicopter scene from Mission: Impossible (Fallout). It was crazy. I mean, Tom Cruise was doing all the work – he was flying the helicopter. I was just at the back of the other one. (…) It was freezing cold. That was the real problem. Regarding the sequence, you have a simple half-harness on your back with such a long cable, and at first you are terrified at the idea of hanging from the edge of an open helicopter in the middle of the mountains. But from the second take, you lean in completely, with complete confidence. This might not be a good idea, but I’m here today, so I guess it’s okay. (…)
A nod to Tom Cruise
This statement and this sequence shared with Tom Cruise also remind us that the latter is capable of real feats when it comes to performing his own stunts. We know that Tom Cruise is a multi-talented actor who has built a solid reputation as a stuntman, notably thanks to the entire Mission: Impossible saga. Henry Cavill once again greeted his friend later in this interview. “Once you work with Tom Cruise, you think, “How can things be even better and more spectacular?”. With Argylle already, but also soon with the reboot of Highlander or his series project dedicated to the Warhammer 40K universethere is no doubt that Henry Cavill will still be able to show us the full extent of his talent for muscular sequences.