TOM’S BIG BREAK

The cast remember where they were when Cruise broke his ankle

HENRY CAVILL

“I was there — I saw it happen. I was like, “That looked like a bad hit,” and clearly he was in pain. For the rest of the day they shot me walking around London, which felt exhausting. It was that evening when we found out that it was a break.”

VING RHAMES

“I was in LA, getting ready to go to London. I’m sorry he got injured, but Mcquarrie got more time to work on the script and I stayed home. Tom’s getting older now. I know he loves doing his own stunts, but as a friend, after we get the close-up, maybe we should let the stunt guy do it. Maybe.”

SIMON PEGG

“I’d taken a break from production. I went off to do Slaughterhouse Rulez, While I was away, my assistant Claire phoned me and said, “I think Tom’s hurt himself.” So my week-long hiatus turned into three months. I still haven’t seen it. I refuse to watch it. I’m squeamish about bones.”

REBECCA FERGUSON

“You make it sound like the death of a superstar! I don’t know where the fuck I was. Drinking a coffee? Making a baby? No, I know what I was doing. I was training for a stunt I had to do. Then Tom breaks his bloody foot, so the scene got postponed until after my pregnancy, when I could only do bits. So I very much remember.”

VANESSA KIRBY

“I wasn’t on set that day. It was a Sunday. One of the ADS rang me and said, “There’s been an accident, so I’m not sure filming’s going to go ahead tomorrow.” Suddenly it was three months later. Within a few months, Tom was back running and doing loads of things I couldn’t do.”