Tom Cruise, Oakley and the iconic stunt

“This is by far the most dangerous thing I have ever done in my career.” The scene that’s been set “the greatest stunt in the history of cinema”.

hero, Tom Cruise stars in the new Mission: Impossible – Death Wage – Part One in theaters July 12.. Goal: break boundaries, create extraordinary moments, redefine culture.

It was with this intention that the actor returned to the role of Ethan Hunt. In the same vein, Oakley has become the number one sports eyewear brand in the world.

Tom Cruise, Oakley and Mission: Impossible Stunt

The mission was clear: Oakley and Cruz had to design and manufacture the perfect pair of glasses for the character, but above all to perform one of the most risky stunts ever seen in the saga..

The result is the ECLP23, an actor-facing model that combines a wide field of view, protection at extreme speeds, and high performance in zero gravity.

So, Cruz, having climbed to the top of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (almost 830 meters), clinging to a plane taking off from the outside, jumping from a Boeing 7,000 meters high, to name just a few, he invented another own: jump into the void, on a motorcycle, from a cliff located at an altitude of about 1200 meters above sea level

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“I risked my life with every jump. But first, to prepare, I did 500 skydives,” says the actor.

And not only that: more than 13,000 jumps on the motocross bike he trained intensively on to prepare for the stunt. The scene was filmed on a cliff in Hellesylt, Norway. It took place on a specially built ramp on the slope of Mount Helsetkopen: a motorcycle chase, a jump into the void, base jumping. Nothing was left to chance, including the glasses: a one-of-a-kind prototype that helped create an adrenaline-fuelled scene that bordered on all logic. It will be on display at the One Icon store at Oakley headquarters this summer.