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Tom Cruise has agreed to perform his divisive act at the competition's closing ceremony in Paris in 2024, but only on two conditions.
On the occasion of the handover from Paris to Los Angeles, where the 2028 Games will be held, the 62-year-old president… Mission: Impossible The actor made a dramatic abseil from the roof of the Stade de France, landing among a crowd of fans before climbing onto a motorbike and riding out of the stadium holding the Olympic flag.
He The best gun The actor, known for performing all his own stunts, was shown in a pre-recorded film traveling through Paris and riding the motorcycle onto a plane. He then parachuted into the crowd and landed on the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles.
Casey Wasserman, president and CEO of LA28 Games, explained the story behind the hack at a CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan panel in Santa Monica, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“The best part of the story is that we presented it over Zoom and the original idea was to have a person in the stadium as a stunt double,” he said.
“We thought, ‘Well, there’s no way we can do this. We’re going to have four hours of shooting time. We’ll do whatever.’” [in LA} with the Hollywood sign, he’ll hand the thing off and he’s done.
“Maybe we’ll get the other stuff and the rest will be just a stunt double.’ About five minutes into the presentation [Tom Cruise] He says, 'I'm in. But I'll only do it if I can do everything.'
In addition to the first condition of performing his own stunts, Cruise also insisted on doing the performance for free.
Television producer Ben Winston was instrumental in organizing the event and recommended either Cruise's participation or something “David Blaine-style” with Olympic rings appearing from the ocean.
Wasserman explained that Winston called him after the Zoom call.
“He says, 'Don't get too excited. He loves doing this stuff, but when his crew realizes how many days of shooting and rehearsals it's going to be, this will never happen.
“I tell you I have it, but it will never happen.” At every step of the way, he became more involved and more committed.
Cruise ended up performing the stunt, however, he seemed to have set the bar too high as some fans thought it was predictable.
“Happy Olympic Closing Ceremony or as it is better known, Tom Cruise is going to do a day of crazy stunts,” one viewer wrote on X/Twitter.
Another called the stunt “totally amazing” and added: “I can just imagine Tom Cruise doing… [something] “So, an informal Tuesday.”
