Tom Cruise is a special kind of star. Who else goes as far out on a limb to entertain us? I mean, he climbed the Burj Khalifa for our amusement. That's real love.

And now, for the fifth "Mission: Impossible" movie, he's taking things one step further.

If the "Today Show" hosts didn't make it clear enough, that man strapped to the flying plane is Tom Cruise, and he's strapped to that flying plane because he wants all of us to have a good time.

Just think about that.

"Mission: Impossible 5" hits theaters on December 25, 2015.