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Both Tom Cruise and Matt Damon have starred in classic action movies, and when it comes to theMission Impossibleactor, he’s especially known for his enthusiasm for action sequences in his films. And both Hollywood actors have very different approaches to doing their own stunts.The Jason Bournestar recalled the time he had dinner with the action star and shared that he was blown away by his passion for the death-defying stunts.
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Matt Damon Recalls Meeting Tom Cruise
While talking to Conan O’Brien on his talk show,Matt Damonrecalled meetingTom Cruiseand Emily Blunt while the latter two were working on their filmEdge of Tomorrow. The discussion about Cruise’s action sequences came to his stunt on the world-famous building Burj Khalifa in the fourth installment of theMission Impossiblefilm series.
Damon recalled asking Cruise about the same stunt during his dinner with him and Emily Blunt. TheJack Reacherstar told him that he had been planning the sequence for fifteen years and finally had the chance to do it inMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
Cruise then shared his idea with his“safety guy,”who denied proceeding with it and told him that the sequence was too dangerous for him to do. However, he was not ready to take a no for an answer. Damon then shared Tom Cruise’s solution to this issue.“So, I get another safety guy,”Damon recalled theTop Gunstar’s words.
TheInterstellaractor shared that he was stunned as he would have refused to do the stunt if it was deemed too dangerous. However, Cruise made sure that he did that stunt. He also talked about getting mesmerized by theVanilla Skyactor as he felt as if“everything else [disappeared]”while talking to him.
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Matt Damon Talks About His Fear of Heights
Matt Damon has starred in the action thriller franchiseBourne. Although he has performed plenty of action scenes and stunts,The Bourne Identityactor was not aware of his fear of heights until he visited Dubai with his wife. During his appearance on Conan, he shared that he did not know he was afraid of heights as he has“jumped off a bridge”for his films.
TheAiractor shared that he was fine as it all happened under supervision, and he had cables and harnesses on. However, when he was on the helicopter pad of a building in Dubai with his wife, he realized that he was afraid of heights.
“I was in Dubai in 2004 and went to the top of this building with my wife and on this helicopter pad and walked out and I went full lizard brain.”
TheStillwaterstar shared that he was frozen and felt like he couldn’t actually move. Damon also shared that he has not done anything that involves heights so far after realizing his dear for heights.
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Source:Conan
Laxmi Rajput
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
