Mission Improbable! TV host Corden goes skydiving with Cruise
HIGH flyer James Corden is known for getting close to the stars but rarely at 15,000ft.
But he delighted fans when he skydived with Tom Cruise after teasing the actor that a similar stunt in the latest Mission: Impossible film was “no big deal”.
Corden, 39, interviewed the Hollywood star on his Late Late Show on Tuesday and the pair spoke about Cruise’s skydive in Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
Cruise, 56, is a well-known daredevil who performs many of his own stunts and during filming for the latest movie he jumped from a plane more than 100 times.
Following Corden’s jokes Cruise invited him to an airstrip in Perris Valley, California, to perform his own skydive.
As they arrived, the Gavin & Stacey star said: “I can’t quite believe I’m doing this.”
Cruise said: “I’m so impressed with James going skydiving, I mean, between you and me, I was half expecting him to text me telling me he was cancelling.”
The pair then hummed the Mission: Impossible theme tune as they took off. Eventually, after climbing to 15,000ft, the door of the plane opened and Corden prepared to jump.
He was tied in tandem to an expert while Cruise made the jump solo. Corden swore as he leapt from the aircraft but he and Cruise looked to be enjoying themselves as they plummeted safely to the ground.
As he prepared to land, Corden said: “What a day, what a view.”
He and Cruise embraced after arriving back at the airfield and Corden said: “That was unbelievable.”
“James Corden: stuntman”, Cruise replied.