Tom Cruise admits he 'would pass out physically' as fans dub him 'legend' for majorly dangerous stunt

Tom Cruise said that while performing a stunt for the upcoming Mission: Impossible movie he 'would pass out physically'.

By now, you're likely familiar with the actor's habit of doing his own stunts. The 62-year-old has been more than willing to put his body on the line in the name of getting a good shot, even if it's come back to bite him in the past.

While filming a roof jumping stunt for Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Cruise broke his ankle but was able to drag himself onto the other roof and run out of shot.

He drove a motorbike off a cliff in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, and then returned to the top to do the stunt five more times after being unhappy with the way the bike was plummeting to destruction.

Back in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation he was hanging off the side of a plane, and that was Cruise himself doing that scary stunt.

If you're sensing that Tom Cruise being somewhere high up in a Mission: Impossible movie is a recipe for dangerous stunts, then you'd be right.

The next one is Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, which is the eighth and potentially last movie in the series, depending on if you believe the suggestion in the title.

If this does end up being the last one, it seems as though these movies have done something incredible, by finding a stunt that's just a little too tough for Tom Cruise.

Speaking to Empire, Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie said Final Reckoning had stunts 'that will melt your brain', and during filming, 'Tom would go out and do something that topped anything he had ever done before'.

In the upcoming film there's a plane-based stunt - because of course there is - and Cruise said he would actually pass out at times while performing it.

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"When you stick your face out [of the plane], going over 120 to 130 miles an hour, you’re not getting oxygen," the actor said. "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."

Apparently there's an even more 'intense' stunt in the film than the one that made Tom Cruise pass out at times, which viewers will apparently be able to recognise when they see it.

For now it might be an idea to appreciate just how insane some of the moviemaking behind this franchise has been and how willing Tom Cruise has been to put himself out there for the art of cinema.

Fans have praised the actor as a 'legend' for his dedication, declaring that Cruise is 'one of a kind' and 'untouchable' as a film star.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is set to release in cinemas on 23 May.