The plane stunt of Tom Cruise for the much-anticipated film "Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation" did not killed him, but it has been the most death-defying stunt the 53-year-old has done in the history of his career.

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In fact, the plane stunt was so dangerous that even veteran stunt coordinator Wade Eastwood and co-star Simon Pegg thought the deadly stunt was over the top, reported CNN.

For the stunt, the actor had to dangle from the side of a plane mid-air.

"It's one of those conversations where everyone looks at each other and goes 'oh f**k,'" said Eastwood. "And Tom smiles and says 'It's going to be fun.'"

As they filmed the plane stunt, the crew were reportedly legitimately worried that they were about to witness the death of the renowned Hollywood actor.

In today's modern age where it is much safer and easier to use CGI technology to make an imaginary plane and set, the plane stunt is an easy feat.

"We could have certainly done (a version of the stunt) with a green screen and giant fans. The studio probably would have been happier," said a laughing Eastwood. "But don't ever mention the words 'green screen' around Tom Cruise."

Eastwood reportedly took every single precaution that he could think of controlling.

He had Cruise tethered to the plane and securely mounted cameras. The actor also wore special contacts to keep damage from his eyes, and if something went suddenly wrong, he had the plane's door rigged so Cruise could be pulled inside the plane. 

Even director Christopher McQuarrie was quite sure of all the precautions taken by the stunt coordinator for the plane stunt. However, McQuarrie was still worried about the unknown, reported The Inquisitr.

"We were never thinking about, 'Oh my God, he's going to fall.' We were thinking about the rock that was going to kill him on takeoff or the bird strike that was going to kill him or the unexpected acceleration that was going to kill him," said McQuarrie.

"Even the tiniest grain is going to get sucked through the propellers and fired back right at Tom. And in one case a piece of debris hit him in the chest and the only thing that was there to absorb it was the safety harness," he added of the Tom Cruise plane stunt. "It was so tiny, it was like a grain of salt, but he said it felt like a bullet was hitting him in the chest. Now if a larger rock hit him in the chest or smaller debris hit him in the face, then the show's over."

Simon Pegg, Cruise's co-star in "Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation," was also very concerned that something would go wrong while they filmed the plane stunt.

"When you see the movie, you know he survived because he's been doing press for it and there's been no national mourning," Pegg told the Daily News. "But when you're actually on the ground and watching him on the plane, there's a whole other degree of terror because you don't know how it will turn out."

However, Director Christopher McQuarrie assured Pegg had no reason to fear for his friend's life as Cruise's safety lines and harness were rigorously tested before filming, according to The New York Daily News.

Most top movie stars would have done that kind of stunt with a green screen and a stunt double, but Tom Cruise is not that kind of actor. He has no stunt double, and he wants to make sure fans believe that the scenes in the film were really life-threatening.

"Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation" is set to hit theaters in the United States this Friday. The plane stunt will definitely be a highlight of the film as Ethan Hunt makes the impossible possible for his mission.

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