This belongs in the stupid question thread. FWIW, he did ask. NAWDC actual politely declined.Anyone know if Cruise is actually flying? (he is a pilot)
This belongs in the stupid question thread. FWIW, he did ask. NAWDC actual politely declined.
For the most part, when TC was in the cockpit, it was in the NAWDC jet painted up for the shoot with all the cameras installed. Not sure the extent to which he flew in 122, but they also shot a bunch of stuff in Whidbey (with the NAWDC jet).Heard he wasn’t just with NAWDC, but with VFA-122 as well. Don’t know how much they let him “fly.”
It's pretty impressive how much gear they were able to attach to the outside of that jet. The inside aft cockpit had like 7 different angles. Also, lots of CGI. It's funny because we had a bunch of LT staff members walking around in flight suits w/ O6 rank on them.I saw a cool post on LinkedIn today from 265's PM giving a BZ to the NAVAIR engineers and instrumentation folks who did all the IFCs and installations for cameras.
There’s a “making of” where they talk about several of the actors getting kicked off the carrierI heard TC was an absolute disaster when filming the first one. I also hear Val Kilmer was a legit dude and treated everyone great.
I heard TC was an absolute disaster when filming the first one. I also hear Val Kilmer was a legit dude and treated everyone great.
???Yes, he is doing a great deal of flying for the movie, not just in the F-18.