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Tom Cruiseknows a thing or two about running onscreen.
On Wednesday, Cruise, 60, took toTwitterto share a humorous post forGlobal Running Day. The actor used a GIF of a clip from his upcomingMission: Impossiblesequel showing him as he dashes across the screen in character as Ethan Hunt.
“Running in #MissionImpossible movies since 1996. #GlobalRunningDay,” Cruise wrote in his Twitter post. The actor also shared the clip and caption, which points to 1996’s originalMission: Impossible, on hisInstagram Story.
Cruise also updated his profiles on both social media platforms to read: “Running in movies since 1981,” in reference to the year he appeared in his first onscreen roles for the filmsEndless LoveandTaps.
Cruise reprises his role as Hunt in the upcoming seventhMission: Impossiblemovie, the franchise’s first entry since 2018. In the film, Hunt and his team are tasked with tracking down “a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands,” according to an official synopsis for the film. The synopsis additionally promises “a deadly race around the globe” throughout the movie.
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Global Running Day’s website describes the initiative as “a worldwide celebration of running that encourages people of all ages and abilities to get moving.”
“This day plays an important role, reminding us of the positives that running can offer to our physical and mental health and the power of unification,” the non-profit’s website reads of the event. Global Running Day itself is June 7, while the organization is holding virtual running events interested participants can join in through Sunday, June 11.
The organization also added notes to its website advising prospective runners to exercise caution in light ofsignificant air pollution in New York Cityand much of the U.S.’s east coast due to smoke from Eastern Canada’s raging wildfires.
Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part Oneis in theaters July 12.
source: people.com
