Tom Cruise will use his “Mission: Impossible” script as a basis for the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.
The 62-year-old actor is reportedly planning an epic stunt that will unfold when Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hands over the Olympic flag to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at the celebration on August 11. TMZ He was the first to report it and he himself presented the idea to the International Olympic Committee.
The alleged plan is for Cruise to begin by rappelling from the roof of the Stade de France down to the stadium field, with the Olympic flag in tow. (There are also reports that Cruise might use a stunt double for this part, but nothing is confirmed yet.)
The broadcast will then cut to a pre-recorded segment showing the Oscar nominee skydiving toward the Hollywood sign. There, he will pass the flag to athletes, including a cyclist, a skater and a volleyball player, as they wave it over the host city of the 2028 Games.
According to TMZ, the Hollywood sign sequence was filmed in March, but given Cruise's penchant for near-lethal stunts, his jump didn't raise too many alarms. Sightings of the star speeding around Paris Earlier this year they were fired due to Mission: Impossible 8 I was filming in Europe.
Representatives for Cruise did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment Friday.
With Paris 2024 artistic director Thomas Jolly at the helm, the closing ceremony, dubbed “Records,” is set to rival the drama of a Cruise movie.
The Stade de France will be “transformed into a gigantic concert hall”, according to the official Olympic pavilion website lee, where more than 100 performers, acrobats, dancers and circus artists “will take spectators on a journey through time, both past and future.”
“It is a very visual, very choreographic, very acrobatic spectacle, with an operatic dimension that offers a great visual fresco and bids farewell to athletes from around the world,” said Jolly. “Together, let us make this evening a memorable and conscious celebration, honouring the past and embracing the future.”
“Expect a big Hollywood production,” said a source. Deadline.
Cruise, who in 2004 helped carry the Olympic torch in Los Angeles on its way to Athens, cheered on Team USA during the first week of the Paris Games, attending the women's sporting event. gym and swim events.
“It's incredible,” said the “Top Gun: Maverick” star. Reuters“Great stories, great athletes. It’s incredible what they have to do, the feeling of achievement.”
