Why the Biggest Stunt in 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' Saw Abu Dhabi Stand in for Paris

Tom Cruise's 25,000-foot HALO stunt involved two UAE military planes and more than 100 jumps over the desert (which later became France).
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