Tom Cruise Critically Injured During Filming Of âMission: Impossible 5â²
According to UK entertainment sourceÂ MovieNews Weekly,Â Tom Cruise wasÂ critically injured during the filming of the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible movie series in LondonÂ late Saturday evening.The 52-year-old actor, who insists on performing his own stunts, was shooting a scene in which his character, Ethan Hunt, tosses an exploding briefcase into the car of a would be assassin, but according to reports, the pyrotechnic-wired briefcase prematurely detonated just after leaving the actors hand. Those on the scene said it was a horrific sight, as Cruiseâs groin area seemed to take the brunt of the blow.âIt was awful man. The thing didnât go off when it was supposed to and the explosion caught us all off guard. Then I heard it. The screams, I will never forget his screams man,â co-star Ving Rhames said. âI immediately ran over to him, and at first I didnât know what to do, so I just grabbed his crotch to stop the bleeding. It was just instinct, yaâ know? I looked down and I noticed he had his ballsÂ right there in his hand; they werenât even attached anymore. God, I canât even talk about it. I threw up everywhere. It was the most gruesome thing I have ever seen.âCruise was immediately transported to Royal London Hospital, where he underwent a five-hour surgery led by Dr. Frederick Carlton. According to Carlton, the surgery went very well, and the actor is recovering and is now inÂ stable condition.Cruise, who seems to always look on the bright side of things, said that even if they hadnât been able to re-attach his missing penis and testicles, heâd still consider himself to beÂ very lucky for being able to do what he does for a living.âDonât get me wrong, Iâm glad that they put it back on, and from what they say, eventually it will look and perform just as it always did very soon,â said Cruise from his hospital bed. âThankfully, my penis doesnât play a huge role in Mission: Impossible, so I should be able to get back to work within the next week or two. But becauseÂ I didnât want to lose any confidence when it comes to performing and stunt work after this little mishap, I did have them replace my testicles with an even bigger set made from smooth, surgical-grade steel.âExecutives at Paramount Pictures, distribution company forÂ Mission: Impossible 5Â said that filming would continue without Cruise while he recovers, and that he is expected to return to work by mid-January.