And yet, that's precisely what happened with Tom Cruise for the closing incredible aerial sequence of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. In an interview with The Times, the star's longtime stunt coordinator and second-unit director,

Opening arguments got underway Monday in the highly anticipated trial of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. While Tom Cruise has been a household name for decades, in recent years, he has been praised for doing some of the craziest stunts you can think of in the Mission: Impossible franchise.

Impossible film series is, unlike most Hollywood franchises, built less around lore and callbacks and more around recurring moments we expect each time we sit down in our seats to watch the latest entry.