WATCH: Joseph Gordon Levitt on learning to tight rope walk for The Walk
He learned from the very best and the man he plays in the film - Philippe Petit.
Joseph Gordon Levitt's told us how he learnt to tight rope walk for his latest film The Walk - and it was painful!
The movie tells the story of Philippe Petit, a French high-wire walker who successfully walked between the top of New York's Twin Towers in August 1974.
The drop from the wire was a quarter of a mile - and Petit walked across it 8 times - entertaining the crowd below along the way.
Having never tight roped walked before Joseph Gordon Levitt revealed to Jo Parkerson from our Entertainment Hub that he learned in just 8 weeks and filmed some scenes with a 12 foot drop on either side of him.
But has he continued? Watch below to find out:
The Walk is out in IMAX from October 2nd and nationwide from October 9th.Watch the trailer below: