Tom Cruise Teams with Elon Musk and NASA to Make an Action Movie in Space: Report
Tom Cruise is reportedly looking to take his death-defying stunts to the next level.
According to a report from Deadline, Cruise has partnered with Elon Musk, Musk's company SpaceX and NASA to develop the first-ever narrative movie shot in space. The film is said to be an action adventure, but the outlet reports it will not be the next installment in Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise.
PEOPLE is out to Cruise and Musk for comment.
Cruise, 57, is known for his boundary-pushing stunts in his action movies, which he often does himself. The last Mission: Impossible movie, 2018's Fallout, even had to take a break from filming after Cruise broke his ankle while jumping from one rooftop to another.
Darren Gerrish/WireImage; Anthony Harvey/Getty LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Tom Cruise attends The Fashion Awards 2019 after party held at Royal Albert Hall on December 02, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Darren Gerrish/WireImage)BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Elon Musk attends the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 26, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)
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Musk, 48, is the founder and CEO of SpaceX, the aerospace company that has taken over much of NASA's work and is set to send its first manned mission into space in May 27. It will be the first time astronauts fly to the International Space Station since 2011, when NASA ended its Space Shuttle Program.
SpaceX is the first company to develop a new spacecraft for manned missions since 1981. The company was originally founded in 2002 with Musk's goal of eventually colonizing Mars. Musk has since gone on to found other companies like Tesla, the leading manufacturer of electric cars.
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The action star injured his ankle in a stunt gone bad in August 2017
The news comes as Musk has welcomed his first child with his girlfriend, singer Grimes. Musk shared the exciting news on Twitter on Monday when a fan asked for an update on the baby.
"Mom & baby all good," he wrote on Twitter four hours following a tweet that read: "A few hours away!"
Musk late revealed the couple is proud parents of a boy.
In true Musk fashion, he also announced the baby's name was very outside the box telling fans his son was called X Æ A-12 Musk.
The baby is the first for Grimes, 32, whose real name is Claire Boucher, while Musk has five sons from a previous marriage. His first son, Nevada, died tragically of SIDS at 10 weeks old in 2002.
