How was the Burj Khalifa scene shot in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol?

How was the "Ethan Hunt dangling over the side of Burj Khalifa" scene shot in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol? Especially the final part of that scene, wherein Hunt jumps towards an open window in the building. Were the production crew actually allowed to remove a window from one of the rooms in the building to shoot this scene or was that part shot separately in a studio?

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Here's a YouTube video which shows behind the scene footage. It doesn't go so far as to show the entering of the building through the window. However, it does show at the start of the clip that Tom exits the building through a removed window. I think it's pretty safe to assume it was set up that way for that final part of the scene.

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How did they film the Burj Khalifa scene in Mission: Impossible?

Eventually, a compromise was reached: the production could shoot for one day on the exterior of the building, and the rest of the sequence would be shot on another 60-foot adjustable wall that has been constructed in the desert outside of Dubai.

Was there a Ghost Protocol shot in Burj Khalifa?

The film crew behind director Brad Bird's 2011 entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise, Mission: Impossible \u2013 Ghost Protocol, broke 35 windows while filming in Dubai's Burj Khalifa.

Is Burj Khalifa scene in Mission: Impossible?

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol crew broke 35 windows while filming in Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The Mission Impossible franchise has become famous across the globe. Tom Cruise fans love the actor in action, be it hanging from the tallest building on Earth or a flying plane.

Did Tom Cruise do the building stunt?

The Burj Khalifa climb wasn't just a franchise-best stunt: It was also a personal best for Cruise, one that the actor has been trying to top ever since.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol BEHIND THE SCENES - Burj Khalifa Climb (2011) HD

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