Behind the eye-catching action movies of blockbuster series like “Mission Impossible” and “Fast & Furious” are expensive behind-the-scenes stories with many potentially dangerous accidents.

Dangerous scenes are indispensable “specialties” of famous action blockbusters. Sometimes, to bring truly valuable action movies, producers and actors have to take risks and face many unpredictable risks.

Mission: Impossible film series ( Mission Impossible )

The first part of the Mission Impossible series only had 3 big action sequences. However, it was a short risky scene in the movie that contributed to creating brand history. That’s when character Ethan Hunt runs out of a diner when the giant fish tank inside explodes. Actor Tom Cruise filmed this scene himself and suffered a slight injury to his ankle from a flying piece of glass. He was luckier than a colleague whose leg was cut deeply by glass.

Entering Mission: Impossible II , right at the beginning of the film, the audience witnessed Ethan Hunt in a dangerous situation on the steep cliffs in Utah, USA. He almost lost his grip while doing a risky game. No need for a stuntman, Tom Cruise took over those scenes, of course with the safety system later erased by the effects team. But witnessing Cruise climbing high above, the entire film crew felt worried and scared.

Tom Cruise nearly faced death many times on the set of Mission: Impossible.

Another action scene that made the Mission: Impossible franchise famous was when Ethan Hunt climbed outside the world’s tallest tower Burj Khalifa. When filming was almost completed, a crosswind caused Tom Cruise to repeatedly bump into the window in the film crew’s panic.

The scene where Tom Cruise follows the Airbus A400M taking off is the iconic image of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. He was fitted with a seat belt system (later removed by the effects team), and used special contact lenses to help him keep his eyes open throughout the scene.

The airline initially did not want Cruise to film the scene because of concerns that an accident could occur and affect the brand image. Finally, the crew had to make sure there weren’t any birds or anything around the runway that could harm the star before they dared to film.

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The Mission: Impossible star often challenges himself with difficult scenes behind the scenes.

Also in part 5 of Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise also wants to challenge himself with adventurous scenes that take place underwater. To perform a mission, character Ethan Hunt needs to hold his breath in a large water tank for about 6 minutes. Tom Cruise made many people worried because of the risky nature of the scene even though the actor had diligently practiced breathing beforehand.

Tom Cruise’s ankle broke during a seemingly simple scene for Mission: Impossible – Fallout . That’s when Ethan Hunt needed to jump from the roof of one building to another, but failed. As a result, Tom Cruise had to rest for about 2 months, causing the filming process to be interrupted and the production budget to be higher than planned.

Fast & Furious film series (Too Fast, Too Furious)

Fast & Furious is an action film series famous for its racing scenes , breathtaking chases and risky explosions. To serve the scenes of explosions, accidents and collisions between gangs, the production crew destroyed hundreds of cars.

According to statistics in 2017, throughout the previous 7 Fast & Furious movies , there were 169 cars seriously damaged, 142 cars were completely destroyed. In Fast & Furious 7 alone , up to 37 vehicles were destroyed, including regular cars, racing cars, buses, trains, large displacement vehicles, helicopters… Along with that, 52 buildings were destroyed. damaged, 32 buildings were reduced to piles of rubble.

To perform the risky chase and explosion scenes, the Fast & Furious film crew and cast had to put in a lot of effort and accept risks.

Although it contains many risky scenes, the Fast & Furious film crew often does not use CGI instead. In the first mission of part 8 of this series, Dominic (Vin Diesel) and the group stole a series of weapons. When escaping, they released a giant iron ball to destroy the series of pursuing vehicles behind.

Both the ball and the Volvo car were traveling at about 64 km/h upon impact. According to the film’s special effects specialist JD Schwalm, the ball weighed up to 14.5 tons – more than enough weight to destroy the car.

In the middle of the movie, female hacker Cipher (Charlize Theron) suddenly uses technology to take control of a series of cars, creating a chaotic chase scene like a herd of iron and steel zombies. At the climax, many cars were controlled to crash down from a three-story building like a weapon.

Andy Gill – a coordinator of the film – revealed that from 35 to 40 were used for the above segment. He also said that 7 supercars were dropped from above. This scene was shot with real cars, not using CGI.

The actors associated with the above series also constantly face many risks when performing difficult action scenes. Injuries are unavoidable, typically Michelle Rodriguez – the actress who plays Letty, Dominic’s girlfriend. Even though she spent a lot of time practicing, during the filming of Fast & Furious , she still injured her forehead and left two large scars. She was also injured many times because she did not want to use a stunt double.

James Bond series (Agent 007)

From being an explosive, entertaining and somewhat frivolous series of films under Pierce Brosnan, the 007 franchise suddenly became extremely dark, serious and violent.

Besides the change in script, the series’ success is partly due to Daniel Craig’s excellent role-playing since the reboot of the Casino Royale franchise (2006 ) . In the 007 movies , Craig himself performed many dangerous scenes such as racing cars, jumping from cranes, moving on moving trains…

Actor Daniel Craig was injured many times because he performed risky scenes himself in the James Bond film series.

According to the 50-year-old actor, he lost part of his thumb and underwent many surgeries – including shoulder surgery, for his role as James Bond. Before his last role as 007 in Bond 25 (2019), Craig said he promised his wife – star Rachel Weisz – that he would not challenge himself too much on set like in the past.

Blockbuster The Expendables 3 (The Expendables 3)

The Expendables 3 is an action film directed by Patrick Hughes, released in 2014. It is the third part of the series The Expendables. The series features the world’s leading action actors such as Sylvester Stallone , Jason Statham , Jet Li , Dolph Lundgren , Randy Couture , Terry Crews , and Arnold Schwarzenegger…

The Expendables 3 is considered one of the blockbusters that evokes the glorious era of action films in the 80s and 90s of the last century, glorifying top martial arts performances and foot-to-foot combat scenes. The reality of muscular heroes.

To get eye-catching action scenes, The Expendables 3 production team tried to create scenes to bring the most realistic feeling. At the same time, actors also have to face dangers that can happen at any time on set.

Jason Statham almost lost his life in an accident on the set of The Expendables 3.

The movie has a scene that almost took the life of actor Jason Statham. To prepare for a segment, the actor tried driving a 3-ton prop truck. But because the brakes suddenly failed, the car plummeted to the bottom of the Black Sea, nearly 18 meters deep.

Jason Statham’s co-star, actor Sylvester Stallone, recounted this film set accident during the film’s premiere in London, England. “Jason Statham has faced death. The 3-ton truck he was test driving had broken brakes. Luckily we had removed the car door beforehand. However, while filming, we were all wearing heavy boots and gun belts. So, if we fell into that situation, many of us could have died,” he said.

However, luckily for the entire film crew, Jason Statham was originally an Olympic-qualified diver. Therefore, the famous actor used his skills to escape the scythe of death at the bottom of the sea.

According to zing.vn