Shocking Details: Exclusive Insights on Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible 7 Stunt Insurance Revealed

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Tom Cruise's insurance cost for Mission: Impossible 7 stunts was surprisingly low, estimated between $2.9 million and $4.4 million.

Cruise's exceptionally risky stunts necessitated additional insurance coverage, potentially amounting to 5% to 20% of policy limits. Moreover, the insurance expenses for the movie surged due to pandemic-induced production delays, leading to a staggering budget of almost $300 million for Dead Reckoning Part One.

Tom Cruise's stunt insurance cost for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has been revealed in a recent report. Although it has not been confirmed as Cruise's final film in the franchise, Dead Reckoning Part One was released in theaters in July 2023. Meanwhile, Dead Reckoning Part Two is already halfway filmed and scheduled for release on June 28, 2024. In this latest installment, Cruise undertook some of his most daring stunts to date, including a motorcycle cliff jump and a massive train wreck sequence.

According to a report from The Wrap, the insurance cost for Cruise's stunts in Mission: Impossible 7 has been disclosed. Typically, total insurance costs for a film cover various aspects such as the cast, property damage, props, sets, wardrobe, and equipment, and range from 1% to 2.5% of the budget. With Dead Reckoning Part One having a budget of $291 million, its insurance costs would amount to approximately $2.9 million to $4.4 million. However, due to Cruise's exceptionally dangerous stunts, additional coverage was likely necessary. Such additional coverage can cost between 5% to 20% of the policy limits and may require a deductible of up to 10%.

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The filming of Dead Reckoning Part Two, which showcases Cruise's most daring stunts to date, likely required an additional substantial insurance policy. Production for the second installment commenced in March 2022 and later transitioned to the Adriatic Sea, where scenes were shot on board the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier. While the specific nature of these sequences remains undisclosed, Director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed that Part Two includes some captivating underwater scenes. These scenes may enable Cruise to reclaim the breath-holding record he previously set on Rouge Nation, which was later surpassed by Kate Winslet during the making of Avatar: The Way of Water.

During the production of Part Two, currently on hold due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, set photos have captured Cruise performing multiple daring aerial stunts. He has been seen hanging off the exterior of a biplane in South Africa and paragliding from the peak of a mountain in England. The pandemic-related production delays have caused Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One's budget to increase to nearly $300 million, subsequently inflating the insurance costs. However, just like in the case of Part One, any expenses incurred to insure Cruise's stunts in Part Two should prove to be worthwhile.