WATCH: Tom Cruise thanks fans for Top Gun: Maverick success with free-falling stunt
Heather Hamilton
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Tom Cruise delivered a special holiday message to Top Gun: Maverick fans while completing a skydiving stunt, saying the film’s success has been an “honor of a lifetime.”
While preparing to jump off a helicopter in South Africa for a shot in his next Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning parts one and two films, Cruise thanked fans and wished them a happy holiday.
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“I didn’t want the year to end without thanking you all for coming out to the theaters and thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick,” Cruise said.
Director Christopher McQuarrie, who was also on board, encouraged Cruise to make the jump so they could “get this shot.”
Cruise then began free falling and said: “Thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick, and thank you for allowing us to entertain you. It truly is the honor of a lifetime. Very lucky.”
“I’m running out of altitude, so I have to get back to work. We have to get this shot,“ Cruise added. “You have a very safe and happy holiday. We’ll see you at the movies.”
Cruise is known for performing his own stunts. In July, McQuarrie shared a behind-the-scenes photo of Cruise performing an aerial stunt in honor of the actor’s 60th birthday.
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Top Gun: Maverick was named the best film of 2022 by the National Board of Review.
Tom Cruise’s return as Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell was the most successful box office hit of the year, raking in more than $1.4 billion worldwide to make it the fifth top-grossing film of all time.