Art of Cinema on Instagram: "A years worth of preparation went into the stunt, with Cruise performing over 500 skydives to learn how to control himself in the air, and practicing jumping his motorcycle off a purpose built practice ramp after clocking up over 13,000 jumps on a motocross track. When it came to filming, the only CGI used for the scene was to digitally erase the ramp Cruise launched from. Cruise performed six takes of the jump. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning is now streaming o

How Everything Works on Instagram: "Jackie Chan built his legend on doing his own stunts. Throughout his career, he’s combined lightning-fast martial arts with daring, high-risk physical comedy — always refusing to rely on stunt doubles. From leaping between skyscrapers and sliding down poles wrapped in electric lights (*Police Story*), to clinging onto buses, helicopters, and even clock towers (*Project A*), Chan has repeatedly put his life on the line for the sake of authenticity. He’s broken