Hollywood star and Musk’s aviation company Space X are in talks with NASA for filming the movie aboard a real SpaceX vessel
Tom Cruise might be taking his daredevilry to another level. The Hollywood star is reportedly joining hands with Elon Musk to shoot a film in space. According to Deadline, Cruise, and Musk’s aviation company Space X is in talks with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This is for filming the narrative movie aboard a real SpaceX vessel. The project is described as an “action-adventure film”. But there is no Hollywood studio attached with it at present. The 57-year-old superstar has build a reputation for taking extreme risks. He is known to pull off breathtaking stunts for his movies, mainly the “Mission: Impossible” franchise.
Cruise scaled the Burj Khalifa in Dubai for a sequence in 2011’s “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol”. While for it’s 2015 follow-up, “Rogue Nation”, the actor had hung off the side of an airplane mid-flight.
He injured himself on the sets of 2018’s “Fallout” that resulted in the halt in production for several weeks. The actor had broken his ankle after colliding with another building during a rooftop jump.
Cruise currently awaits the release of “Top Gun: Maverick”, the sequel to his 1986 hit “Top Gun”. The film was scheduled to hit theatres worldwide in June. It is now delayed till December due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The actor is also working on two back-to-back “Mission: Impossible” installments.
