Just doing Tom Cruise things. On Sunday, the 62-year-old movie star is expected to perform a high-flying stunt as part of the closing ceremony at the in Paris. According to various news outlets, Cruise will rappel some 42 metres from the roof of the Stade de France — the country’s largest stadium — a stunt that will unfold as the city of Paris hands the Olympic flag over to Los Angeles, which will host the games in 2028.
“The live broadcast will then reportedly cut to pre-recorded footage of Cruise zipping through the streets of Paris on a motorbike, then on to a plane bound for California, clutching the Olympic flag all the while,” . “When he arrives stateside, he disembarks the plane by chucking himself out of the window, before skydiving down to the Hollywood sign.” Absurd.
Incredible. Cruise — who is currently filming the eighth instalment of the “Mission Impossible” franchise in Europe and has been spotted checking out gymnastics and other events at the Olympics this month — has not confirmed these reports. But given the explosive, controversial and star-studded theatrics of the opening ceremony — ! French metal band at the Conciergerie along the River Seine! — these reports seem both credible and likely.
To mark this special occasion, here’s a look back at five of Cruise’s greatest — and most ridiculous — stunts. Has any action star looked cooler than Cruise in the legendary opening sequence of “Mission Impossible II,” in which our .