Tom Cruise, 62, feels the strain as he films daring stunts on a World War II plane during the heart-stopping final scenes for Mission Impossible 8

He's normally front and centre of dramatic stunts in his biggest roles. Getting back into character as Ethan Hunt, the legendary actor was filmed soaring into the skies in the plane, as part of the heart-stopping final scenes of the eighth Mission Impossible film. Tom Cruise showed that even he can get spooked by some of his biggest roles, as he prepared to film daredevil plane scenes for Mission Impossible 8 in Oxfordshire on Sunday The actor climbed into the cockpit of a 20th Century biplane in preparation to take to the skies Getting back into character as Ethan Hunt, the legendary actor was filmed soaring into the skies in the plane The star had previously been filming scenes for the long-awaited sequel Mission Impossible 8 at Longcross Studios. The moment will form part of the heart-stopping final scenes of the eighth Mission Impossible film, which will hit cinemas in May 2025 Tom, who has had his pilot licence since 1994 and owns several aircrafts, was dressed in Ethan's famous leather jacket as he jumped into the plane The star had previously been filming scenes for the long-awaited sequel Mission Impossible 8 at Longcross Studios After getting into the cockpit, Tom's plane was seen soaring into the skies Back in April, Tom was last seen filming just a stone's throw from Downing Street in London Dramatic scenes signalled trouble for the Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt as the actor was seen kneeling on the road in surrender Other scenes have been shot across Derbyshire, Surrey and central London at landmarks including the Natural History Museum in Kensington and Westminster Bridge The filming of the UK scenes of the eighth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise initially took place between March and December 2022 Production on the eighth film had originally halted so that the cast could promote Part One, and then the strike began causing further delays Production restarted soon after, but was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes Filming resumed in March 2024, but came to another halt in May, allegedly due to a faulty gimbal. It has since restarted again Mission Impossible 8 was originally meant to be filmed back-to-back with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which raked in over half a billion at box office If not for the strikes, MI:8 would have been with fans by the end of summer: its scheduled release date is now May 23, 2025 As well as Tom, the eighth Mission Impossible film will It is hoped that the actor will not have to resort to desperately begging studio bosses to extend the film's run this time around When the seventh film hit cinemas, the actor was concerned about Oppenheimer overshadowing the film, as it required the same limited screens Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One underperformed at the box office compared to the previous films in the franchise, despite Tom's attempts to extend its run He was proved right as Oppenheimer achieved almost $400 million more than Mission: Impossible at box office The Mission: Impossible film series began in 1996 and is based on the 1966 television series of the same name 1941 Boeing-Stearman Model 75 The Boeing Stearman Model 75 was the most prolific American biplane trainer aircraft of the Second World War.