Go away it to Tom Cruise to perform any mission — even the Olympics! The 62-year-old film star {and professional} stuntman carried out a number of stunts through the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony, whereas additionally taking part within the handoff to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Following a heart-stopping ensemble efficiency of the legendary Golden Voyager on Sunday, August 11, Tom appeared atop the Stade de France. Upon glancing on the digicam, the Mission Unimaginable actor jumped off the ledge and into the stadium. The stunt, as many film followers witnessed, was paying homage to his greater stunts in his motion franchise.
Surrounding athletes couldn’t resist high-fiving Tom whereas he rushed towards the stage. Just a few had been even seen making an attempt to snap selfies with him. After reaching the stage, Tom was handed the Olympic flag by Simone Biles and the L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. He then jumped on his motorbike to journey away, whereas numerous Olympians made a path for him to sprint off.
IT’S A BIRD. IT’S A PLANE. IT’S TOM CRUISE! 🤯#ParisOlympics | #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/5v4j8pOwBF
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 11, 2024
Cameras then captured the actor cruising by Paris exterior in a pre-recorded movie. After getting by some visitors, Tom rode all the way in which to a big plane as a way to skydive over L.A. Whereas staying in character for the motion film theme, Tom landed in an open subject then ran off towards the Hollywood signal, the place he assembled the enduring Olympic rings throughout the 2 “Os” within the metropolis’s landmark.
Tom was one of many many celebrities who attended this 12 months’s Olympic Video games. Over the previous few weeks, he was noticed cheering on Workforce USA within the stands.
The A Few Good Males star’s closing ceremony stunt definitely wasn’t his first. Tom is understood for performing nearly all of his personal stunts in his Mission Unimaginable and High Gun movies. Whereas filming Mission Unimaginable 7 — Useless Reckoning Half One, the Hollywood dwelling legend completed one of the crucial harmful feats ever seen: driving a bike off of a cliff and parachuting all the way down to security. The one stunt required a whole bunch of hours of skydiving coaching along with greater than 10,000 motorbike jumps.