British bronze medallist Amber Anning is shocked as Hollywood legend Tom Cruise lands in front of her during death-defying stunt in the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Bethan Edwards For Mailonline Published: 05:47 EDT, 12 August 2024 | Updated: 06:00 EDT, 12 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments British bronze medallist Amber Anning was shocked on Sunday night as Tom Cruise landed in front of her during the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony. The 23-year-old runner filmed the Hollywood star, 62, jump from the roof of the Stade de France in a death-defying stunt during an extravagant handover ceremony.
The Mission Impossible actor was strapped into a harness, as he flung himself off a ledge in front of thousands of fans and Olympians for the grand finale of the summer Olympic closing ceremony. Amber was seen shaking hands with beaming Tom as he landed firmly on the ground in front of her. The athlete shared a video of the Top Gun star unclipping his harness before he ran through the crowd.
British bronze medallist Amber Anning was shocked on Sunday night as Tom Cruise landed in front of her during the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony The 23-year-old runner filmed the Hollywood star, 62, jump from the roof of the Stade de France in a death-defying stunt during an extravagant handover ceremony Amber won a bronze medal in the 400 metres relay and came fifth in the 400 metres Olympic final and set a new British record Tom was later handed the five-ringed Olympic flag by gymnast Simone Biles and the Mayor of LA which he loaded onto the back of a waiting motor-cycle. Dressed in his trade-mark Top Gun black leather jacket, the action star then drove out of the arena standing up. The stunt was followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg offering a taste of what is to come at the 2028 Los Angeles Games as they performed to crowds at Venice Beach in Los Angeles.
After the Olympic flag was passed between several US Olympians, it arrived at the famous beach where the Red Hot Chili Peppers were playing their hit Can't Stop. The rock band then handed the stage to Eilish who delivered a sweet rendition of her new track Birds Of A Feather while dressed in an oversized T-shirt, shorts and baseball cap. Snoop, who has popped up at various events across the Olympics, later entered the beach to perform his classic track Drop It Like It's Hot alongside US fellow rapper Dr Dre.
During the 2024 Olympic Games Amber secured a bronze medal in the 400 meters relay final along with Victoria Ohuruogu, Laviai Nielsen and Nicole Yeargin. The British athletes came third as team USA won the gold medal by a huge margin followed by the Netherlands securing the silver medal . The Mission Impossible actor was strapped into a harness, as he flung himself off a ledge in front of thousands of fans and Olympians for the grand finale of the closing ceremony Amber was seen shaking hands with beaming Tom as he landed firmly on the ground in front of her The athlete shared a video of the Top Gun star unclipping his harness before he ran through the crowd The actor was all smiles after landing safely on the ground surrounded by the Olympic athletes Dressed in his trade-mark Top Gun black leather jacket, stunned the crowd with the stunt Amber also came fifth in the 400 metres Olympic final and set a new British record.
Her performance in the final saw her eclipse Christine Ohuruogu ’s British record, which had stood for 11 years. Tom has been spotted watching a number of events during the Olympics over the past two weeks including the USA women's football team winning gold. His Paris getaway comes just a few weeks after he was spotted at Wimbledon , seated just a few spots down from fellow A-lister Julia Roberts.
The actor has lived in London since 2021, nearly a decade after he split from his third wife Katie Holmes. Earlier this month, he was spotted filming a death-defying aerial sequence for the eighth Mission: Impossible movie , which currently doesn't have a title. The film reunites the actor, who plays spy Ethan Hunt, with longtime collaborator Christopher McQuarrie, who has directed the last four M:I movies.
He will also reunite with longtime co-stars Ving Rhames, who has starred alongside Cruise in every M:I movie as Luther Stickell, and Simon Pegg, whose Benji Dunn debuted in 2006's Mission: Impossible III. Tom was later handed the five-ringed Olympic flag by gymnast Simone Biles and the Mayor of LA He loaded the flag onto the back of a waiting motor-cycle and rode out of the stadium standing up During the 2024 Olympic Games Amber secured a bronze medal in the 400 meters relay final along with Victoria Ohuruogu, Laviai Nielsen and Nicole Yeargin Tom shared a selfie from on top of the stadium before he did the death-defying stunt Also returning is Henry Czerny (Eugene Kittridge), Vanessa Kirby (The White Widow), Pom Klementieff (Paris), Hayley Atwell (Grace), Shea Whigham (Jasper Briggs), Esai Morales (Gabriel) and Frederick Schmidt (Zola Mitsopolis). Franchise newcomers include Hannah Waddingham, Nick Offerman, Katy O'Brian, Indira Varma, Holt McCallany and Janet McTeer.
Cruise is also set to reunite with his Edge of Tomorrow and American Made director Doug Liman for what would be a historic project, teaming up with Space X. The untitled film - which Cruise and Liman wrote with McQuarrie - would be the first in Hollywood history to be actually filmed in outer space . He also had a highly-anticipated sequel to Edge of Tomorrow in development though there is no indication when that may move forward .
The actor also has another McQuarrie film - The Gauntlet - in pre-production, starring alongside Scarlett Johansson. Tom Cruise Paris Olympics Share or comment on this article: British bronze medallist Amber Anning is shocked as Hollywood legend Tom Cruise lands in front of her during death-defying stunt in the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony e-mail Add comment.
