Tom Cruise hangs off the side of a plane for his latest daredevil stunt while filming scenes for Mission Impossible in Oxfordshire

Tom Cruise was seen hanging off the side of a plane for his latest daredevil stunt while filming scenes for Mission Impossible on Monday. 

The actor, 62, who will return to screens as agent Ethan Hunt next year, clung on to the underside of a yellow Stearman biplane as it flew over Oxfordshire. 

He was joined on set by Esai Morales, who plays mysterious terrorist Gabriel in the franchise, as they appeared to grapple in the sky.   

Esai was seen in the backseat of the plane, with Tom later left hanging onto the side after the aircraft flipped upside down. 

Tom, who has had his pilot licence since 1994 and owns several aircrafts, was flown by a crew member, wearing all green, suggesting the pilot will be removed from the scene during editing. 

Tom Cruise was seen hanging off the side of a plane for his latest daredevil stunt while filming scenes for Mission Impossible on Monday

The actor, 62, who will return to screens as agent Ethan Hunt next year, clung on to the underside of a yellow Stearman biplane as it flew over Oxfordshire

He was joined on set by Esai Morales, who plays mysterious terrorist Gabriel in the franchise, as they appeared to grapple in the sky

He dressed in a brown leather jacket, with a plain white T-shirt layered underneath and protective goggles. 

The star had previously been filming scenes for the long-awaited sequel Mission Impossible 8 at Longcross Studios. 

Back in April, Tom was last seen filming just a stone's throw from Downing Street in London. 

Dramatic scenes signalled trouble for the Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt as the actor was seen kneeling on the road in surrender. 

Other scenes have been shot across Derbyshire, Surrey and central London at landmarks including the Natural History Museum in Kensington and Westminster Bridge.

The filming of the UK scenes of the eighth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise initially took place between March and December 2022. 

Production on the eighth film had originally halted so that the cast could promote Part One, and then the strike began causing further delays.

Production restarted soon after, but was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Esai was seen in the backseat of the plane, with Tom later left hanging onto the side after the aircraft flipped upside down

Tom, who has had his pilot licence since 1994 and owns several aircrafts, was flown by a crew member, wearing all green, suggesting the pilot will be removed from the scene

He dressed in a brown leather jacket, with a plain white T-shirt layered underneath and protective goggles

The star had previously been filming scenes for the long-awaited sequel Mission Impossible 8 at Longcross Studios

Other scenes have been shot across Derbyshire, Surrey and central London at landmarks including the Natural History Museum in Kensington and Westminster Bridge

Filming resumed in March 2024, but came to another halt in May, allegedly due to a faulty gimbal (a camera tool). It has since restarted again.

Mission Impossible 8 was originally meant to be filmed back-to-back with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which raked in over half a billion at box office.

If not for the strikes, MI:8 would have been with fans by the end of summer: its scheduled release date is now May 23, 2025.

As well as Tom, the eighth Mission Impossible film will also see the return of Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Vanessa Kirby.

It is hoped that the actor will not have to resort to desperately begging studio bosses to extend the film's run this time around.

When the seventh film hit cinemas, the actor was concerned about Oppenheimer overshadowing the film, as it required the same limited screens.

The filming of the UK scenes of the eighth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise initially took place between March and December 2022

Production on the eighth film had originally halted so that the cast could promote Part One, and then the strike began causing further delays

Production restarted soon after, but was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes

Filming resumed in March 2024, but came to another halt in May, allegedly due to a faulty gimbal (a camera tool). It has since restarted again

Mission Impossible 8 was originally meant to be filmed back-to-back with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which raked in over half a billion at box office

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One underperformed at the box office compared to the previous films in the franchise, despite Tom's attempts to extend its run. 

He was proved right as Oppenheimer achieved almost $400 million more than Mission: Impossible at box office. 

The Mission: Impossible film series began in 1996 and is based on the 1966 television series of the same name.