Shocking moment Tom Cruise breaks his ankle in stunt Tom Cruise is set to show off a jaw-dropping stunt at tonight's closing of the Paris 2024 . In Mission Impossible style, the 62-year-old action star will be seen sliding down a rope from the roof of the Stade de France to land on the pitch holding the Olympic flag. The stunt, which was filmed back in March, will also show the actor carrying the flag across the Atlantic on a plane before skydiving down to the Hollywood sign.
The Summer Olympics, which showcased 329 events in 32 sports with 10,500 athletes, promises an epic closing ceremony that will mark France's passing of the baton to Los Angeles for the next Olympic Games, which will take place in 2028. And as millions of viewers around the world prepare to be wowed by the star's performance, we're reminded that this is just another day for the legendary actor. For decades, the Top Gun star has become infamous for doing his own death defying scenes in his blockbuster films.
Let's take a look at some of his biggest, wildest and most jaw-dropping stunts of his career. Tom Cruise in 1986's Top Gun (Image: Top Gun) Read More..
Tom Cruise pranked Top Gun co-star by pretending to lose control of a helicopter [LATEST] Top Gun Cruise's desire to do his own stunts can be traced back to Top Gun in 1986. During a scene where Maverick (Cruise) and Goose (Anthony Edwards) eject from their jet and parachute into the ocean, Cruise nearly drowned. The water began to fill his parachute, p.