NASA is working with Tom Cruise to shoot a film in outer space (1 Viewer)

[SamT]

NASA is working with Tom Cruise to shoot a film in outer space. Yes, really

Tom Cruise wants fly into outer space in the name of filmmaking, and NASA says it's happening.

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Tom Cruise wants to fly into outer space in the name of filmmaking, and NASA says it's happening.
The head of NASA confirmed Tuesday that the space agency is working with actor Tom Cruise to make a movie on the International Space Station. A NASA spokesperson also confirmed to CNN Business that Cruise will launch into space and stay aboard the station, a multibillion-dollar laboratory that orbits about 250 miles above Earth.

 

[SamT]

One day Tom Cruise is going to hurt himself badly with one of his movies. Don't know, sounds unnecessary. If they want to shoot inside the Space Station, they can make the exact same set on Earth.

 

[Jim517]

I can't stand him !

 

[TravisR]

One day Tom Cruise is going to hurt himself badly with one of his movies.

And with "Wile E. Coyote- Super Genius" Elon Musk, Tom Cruise might have found a guy with enough hubris to finally kill him.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Jeez, did Tom say something bad about your sister? I don’t get the hate for Tom Cruise.

 

[TravisR]

Jeez, did Tom say something bad about your sister? I don’t get the hate for Tom Cruise.

It's Elon Musk that I can't stand. I like Tom Cruise alot (those Mission Impossible movies are thrilling because of his insistence on doing the stunts) but I think Cruise has had so much success in life that he thinks that he can do virtually anything without serious consequence and I'm afraid that that coupled with some nonsense that Musk dreams up will get Cruise killed.

 

[SamT]

I bet he was talking to "I can't stand him !"!

 

[Edwin-S]

Cruise has obviously become an adrenaline junkie. It's his life and his choice on how he lives and loses it. If he does go out, I guess he will be able to say that he risked, survived and enjoyed a lot of experiences that

1) most people will never have the opportunity to even choose
2) that most people probably wouldn't choose to do even if they could, since challenging death looks foolish to them.

 

[VaporTrail]

Jeez, did Tom say something bad about your sister? I don’t get the hate for Tom Cruise.

I take it you haven't seen the show 'Scientology and the Aftermath'?

 

[Johnny Angell]

I take it you haven't seen the show 'Scientology and the Aftermath'?

That’s his personal life. As an actor I think he’s quite good in the roles he plays. That’s what I care about. If I didn’t like his acting, I still wouldn’t “hate” him.

 

[AshJW]

Re: Tom Cruise in space

Nuts!

 

[Mredwards]

Why Top Gun: Maverick's Action Scenes Are Practical Effects (Not CGI)

Tom Cruise is all about doing his own stunts.

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I think it will add to the movie experience knowing that it's not cgi or a SS replica but I agree unnecessary other than that.

One day Tom Cruise is going to hurt himself badly with one of his movies. Don't know, sounds unnecessary. If they want to shoot inside the Space Station, they can make the exact same set on Earth.

 

[SamT]

Oh now I get it! The outside I get. It's not about CG. My concern was about inside the space station. You can physically create the inside set on Earth as good as the real one. But now I found a good reason! ZERO G! There is no substitue for the real ZERO G. You can't create it. They can do great long Zero G shots inside the station.

 

[Greg.K]

Apollo 13 managed zero G without actually going into space. Sure they could do longer shots on the station, but it seems like a waste to send him up there for an extended zero G shot.

That said, if I were him I'd go in a heartbeat.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Apollo 13 did the next closest thing - hundreds of dives in the “vomit comet” where they achieve zero G for a couple moments at a time.

 

[Jim517]

Cruise needs to make up for the fact that he's a runt ! Napoleon complex !

 

[Jake Lipson]

I doubt this is going to happen for a while at least.

When the pandemic subsides, Cruise is already committed to filming two more Mission Impossible movies, which were supposed to be shooting this summer pre-coronavirus. If the production shutdown ends relatively quickly, and he were to shoot this space project immediately after finishing those, the earliest this film could possibly come out would be maybe 2023 sometime. Both of those ifs feel unlikely. I'm down to see this if he makes it, but I'd much rather see him and Emily Blunt find time to make the Edge of Tomorrow sequel.

 

[Keith Cobby]

A space sequence would fit well into a MI film.

I know that Elon Musk polarises opinion (like a lot of people!), but he is a visionary genius and I, for one, look forward to the Crew Dragon launch later this month. He, almost single handedly, is driving our future in space.

 

[Johnny Angell]

A space sequence would fit well into a MI film.

I know that Elon Musk polarises opinion (like a lot of people!), but he is a visionary genius and I, for one, look forward to the Crew Dragon launch later this month. He, almost single handedly, is driving our future in space.

Yeah, Musk is a doozy sometimes.

 

[Edwin-S]

Re: Tom Cruise in space

Nuts!

Cruise is a Scientologist. He has been in Space for a few years now, so shooting on the ISS will be nothing new to him. =)