Tom Cruise to Carry out Stunt at Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony

Tom Cruise is reporting for obligation on the 2024 Paris Olympics!

Although the Mission: Inconceivable – Useless Reckoning Half One star, 62, has been in Paris rooting for Workforce USA, sources say the actor has truly been there to work on a top-secret undertaking. 

TMZ was first to interrupt the information.

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For months, Cruise has been gearing as much as carry out a skydiving stunt throughout the Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony on Aug. 11, the outlet reported on Thursday, Aug. 1. The massive finale will reportedly see the movie producer journey to nice lengths handy off the 2028 Olympic Video games to the following host metropolis — Los Angeles. 

The alleged plan is to have the three-time Golden Globe award winner begin by swinging from atop the State de France earlier than reaching his first vacation spot — the stadium’s area. The official Olympic flag shall be in tow your entire time, TMZ reported.

The Olympic broadcast will then reduce to a two-minute, pre-recorded section that includes Cruise touring to his subsequent cease through airplane as he brings the Olympic flag from France to L.A.

Subsequent, he’ll leap out of the airplane, touchdown on the Hollywood signal. 

The outlet shared images of what seems to be the Prime Gun: Maverick star filming the Hollywood stunt. The pictures are dated March 16, 2024.

The Hollywood Reporter additionally mentioned one other deliberate stunt in L.A. that will have been featured within the pre-recorded section was pulled as LAPD was hesitant to close down Pacific Coast Freeway. Acquiring a allow with the California Coastal Fee was additionally a barrier.

Nonetheless, in keeping with TMZ, there shall be loads of different spectacular moments — akin to Cruise passing the flag to different Olympic athletes alongside his means. 

The lineup of champions reportedly features a bicycle owner, skateboarder and volleyball participant. 

TMZ claimed Cruise got here up with the concept and shared it with the Worldwide Olympic Committee, because the Eyes Vast Shut alum has lengthy been a supporter of the Olympic video games.

In 2004, he helped carry the Olympic torch in L.A., which spreads a message of peace and friendship between peoples, made its method to Athens.

Cruise had been in Paris for the primary few days of the summer season video games, and was first seen on the opening ceremony alongside the Seine river on July 26.

PEOPLE reached out to a consultant for Cruise for remark.

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