Don’t doubtTom Cruise’s piloting skills.
Corden, 43, shared the story to hisThe Late Late Show with James Cordenaudience on Tuesday after news broke that Cruise had landed his helicopter in the garden belonging to a family in the U.K.
“True story aboutTom Cruise,” Corden said. “This summer, no way to say this without sounding like a prick, it’s true. This summer, me andTom Cruisewere texting about meeting up in London.”
Corden said Cruise “sent me a text saying ‘Whereabouts are you staying?’ and I said ‘I’m staying in St. Johns Wood,’ which is pretty central in London. He said, ‘Cool, can I land my helicopter there?’ And I just presumed he was joking.”
Tom Cruise and James Corden.Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty
The host proceeded to take out his cell phone, reading the text message exchange aloud for his audience and turning the phone toward the camera.
The messages showed Cruise had texted Corden, “What? You are here? We gotta find some time to grab some dinner. Are you at Coworth? I can land my Heli there.”
In the texts, Corden replied he was staying in the U.K. until August, adding, “Would love to see you x.”
TheJerry Maguirestar responded, “We are going to make that happen. Can I land my Heli in your yard? T.”
Corden sent the actor a string of laughing crying emojis that caused Cruise to text back, “Does this mean no?”
The host wrote back, “I’ll measure it out, but my hunch is you can’t land a helicopter in St. Johns Wood.”
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Cruise replied, “You’d be surprised where I can land.”
“It turned out to be an incredible day,” Alison Webb told the outlet. “It was surreal, I still now can’t believe it happened.”
She and her family were told their field was needed for an unnamed “VIP who was running late,” and to their surprise, theTop Gun: Maverickstar stepped out of the chopper.
“I thought it would be kind of cool for the kids to see the helicopter land in the garden,” she said. “He [Cruise] basically arrived and got out and it was like ‘Wow.'”
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TheMission: Impossiblestar has been in the area filming the seventh installment of his hit action franchise, with costarsHayley AtwellandPom Klementieff. They’ve caused quite a stir with starstruck locals,making an appearance at the Wimbledon finalslast month.
Mission: Impossible 7is expected to debut in theaters on May 27, 2022.
source: people.com
