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Glen Powell Reveals Tom Cruise's Stunt Tips

11/8/2025

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Glen Powell (actor) credited Tom Cruise (actor) with stunt advice during The Running Man.
Powell said a brief call with Cruise became a two-and-a-half-hour discussion on safety and technique.
He described a freezing abseiling stunt down a building.
Cruise advised filming himself running and said, “You don’t look as cool as you think you do.”

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Glen Powell (actor) credited Tom Cruise (actor) with stunt advice during The Running Man.
Powell said a brief call with Cruise became a two-and-a-half-hour discussion on safety and technique.
He described a freezing abseiling stunt down a building.
Cruise advised filming himself running and said, “You don’t look as cool as you think you do.”