Beau Bridges Says 63-Year-Old Tom Cruise Keeps Improving, Still Pulling Off Death-Defying Stunts
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Beau Bridges Says 63-Year-Old Tom Cruise Keeps Improving, Still Pulling Off Death-Defying Stunts
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Summary
Beau Bridges said Tom Cruise is “getting better with age,” praising the 63-year-old actor at a recent “Matlock” FYC event for both his acting and his willingness to keep doing dangerous stunts.
That reputation was reinforced by behind-the-scenes details from “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” where Cruise said one biplane sequence “almost broke my back” and director Christopher McQuarrie said the force left his fingers swollen.
Ethan Hawke struck a more critical note in February, saying Cruise’s stunt work has raised industry expectations so much that actors can seem lesser if they rely on stunt teams.
Cruise has built his action-star image through franchises including “Mission: Impossible,” “Top Gun” and “Jack Reacher,” and the report says he is also set to return for “Top Gun 3.”