Tom Cruise to Perform Epic Stunt for Olympics Closing Ceremony (2024)

Tom Cruise's flair for the dramatic will be on display on the world's biggest sporting stage. The Mission: Impossible 8 star is set to perform an epic stunt during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Per TMZ, Cruise is crafting a major stunt to close out the ongoing summer games in Paris and hand over the Olympic flag to the 2028 edition, which takes place in Los Angeles. Sources claim Cruise will rappel down from the top of the Stade de France, land on the Parisian stadium's field and carry the Olympic flag. Additionally, the official Olympic TV feed will cut to a previously recorded film, with the film's first two minutes showing Cruise on a plane flying with the flag from Paris to Los Angeles, where he skydives to the Hollywood sign. The sign stunt was reportedly filmed in March, with images emerging of Cruise scaling it.

Cruise has a recent history with France, having been inducted by the country's culture minister, Rachida Dati, as a Knight of the Legion of Honor last summer in Paris. The honor has been given to other Hollywood big-wigs such as Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford. His latest foray in Paris will see him pass the Olympic flag to other Olympians during the pre-recorded film, including a volleyball player, cyclist and skateboarder. Logistics regarding Cruise's live stunt are still being perfected ahead of the closing ceremony, which takes place on Aug. 11.

Tom Cruise Is Known for Jaw-Dropping Stunts

Especially thanks to Cruise's run in the Mission: Impossible franchise, fans know Cruise has a penchant for doing jaw-dropping stunts. The most recent installment of the spy thriller film series, Dead Reckoning, saw Cruise go through the wringer, including a big fight sequence on top of a moving train and an intense speed-flying stunt. He also rode his motorcycle off a cliff during Dead Reckoning, one of the most critically acclaimed Mission: Impossible films, despite being underwhelming at the box office amid heavy competition from Barbie and Oppenheimer.

The 62-year-old Cruise has been in the U.K. filming Mission: Impossible 8, which restarted shooting earlier this year after delays caused by last year's WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Set images from the upcoming Paramount sequel see Cruise risking it all again, including a driving sequence in a beaten-up vehicle. Cruise stars in Mission: Impossible 8 alongside Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Hannah Waddingham, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff and Esai Morales.

Meanwhile, Cruise recently signed a strategic partnership deal with Warner Bros. and is already working on new projects with the studio. He's also set to reprise his role as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun 3, which is in development at Paramount.

Fans can see the Paris 2024 Olympic closing ceremony via NBC on Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, Mission: Impossible 8 opens in theaters on May 23, 2025.

Source: TMZ

Mission: Impossible 8

Action

Adventure

Thriller

The 8th entry in the long running Mission Impossible franchise.

Director

Christopher McQuarrie

Release Date

May 23, 2025

Cast

Vanessa Kirby , Rebecca Ferguson , Hayley Atwell , Tom Cruise , Hannah Waddingham , Pom Klementieff , Simon Pegg , Shea Whigham

Writers

Bruce Geller , Erik Jendresen , Christopher McQuarrie

Main Genre

Action