Director Christopher McQuarrie also reveals the stunt that "separated the joints in Tom's fingers," of which he says, "It was so painful to watch."

Tom Cruise “almost broke [his] back” during a dangerous stunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The 63-year-old actor returned as IMF agent Ethan Hunt for the last time in the 2025 action blockbuster,

Tom Cruise keeps raising the bar with his own stunts — though he revealed some left him dangerously close to disaster. In a bonus feature for the digital release of Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning,