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Tom Cruise to be the first actor to shoot a film in outer space

Baku, October 10, AZERTAC

Time and again Tom Cruise has proven that he likes to take risks in his roles, which is why he hardly ever needs a stunt double, according to Marca.
Asked recently at the Cannes Film Festival why he dispenses with a stuntman, he replied: "No one asked Gene Kelly, 'Why do you dance?'"
We've seen him fly a plane in 'Top Gun', climb out of a skyscraper in 'Mission Impossible', proving he's not afraid of anything.
At 60 years old, he's happy to take on any challenge, and he's proved it by re-releasing the second instalment of 'Top Gun: Maverick'.
Well, now according to media reports, director Doug Liman, creator of 'The Bourne Identy' wants to make a film set in outer space.
Liman already presented the project in 2020 but the pandemic halted his plans.
Word is that the director and Cruise have spoken to production company Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) about the actor taking a rocket to the International Space Station.
"I think Cruise is taking us into space, he's taking the world into space," said UFEG president Donna Langley, according to BBC News.
"That's the plan. We have a big project in development with Tom.... To take a rocket to the Space Station and shoot."
Langley revealed that almost all of the film would be shot on Earth but is hopeful that the actor will become "the first man to do a spacewalk outside the space station".
If it happens, Cruise would be the first actor to film in outer space.

Culture 2022-10-10 18:17:00