Tom Cruise puts life at risk, family in dark over life-threatening stunt in 'MI:5'

Tom Cruise always pushes the envelope when it comes to stunts. But, at one point, the scene was so life-threatening that he did not tell his family, fearing they would convince him against it.

In a throwback interview with Extra's AJ Calloway, the megastar revealed he did not keep his mother in a loop over a stunt in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation that involved hanging on a gate of a cargo plane while it was taking off.

"I did not tell my family, I did not tell anyone," Tom said at the time because he feared he had to opt for a body double for the stunt.

After the shooting, the 61-year-old shared, he showed his mother the movie's rough cut in California.

"We had some cut footage, and I showed her that and she was like... 'Oh my Lord! Oh Lordy! Oh sweet Jesus... Tom, is that you, is that you? Oh my Lord... I'm so glad you didn't tell me about this one'."

Despite his proven daring credentials, Tom admitted he was doubtful about his safety during the stunt.

"I was going down the runway, I was like, 'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea... Oh ****!' There were so many things that could potentially go wrong."