Tom Cruise will report to work at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The 62-year-old star of “Mission Impossible—Dead Reckoning” Part One may have been cheering for Team USA while in Paris, but it was reported that he was there to work on a top-secret project.
According to reports, Tom Cruise has been preparing for a skydiving stunt that he plans to pull off during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics for months. The film producer is said to have gone above and beyond in the grand finale to officially turn over the 2028 Olympic Games to Los Angeles, the next host city.
Tom Cruise Biography
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and producer who was born on July 3, 1962. He is known as a Hollywood legend and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. He has also won other honors, such as an Honorary Palme d’Or and three Golden Globes.
Among the highest-grossing leads in box office history, Tom Cruise’s films have brought in over $5 billion in North America and over $12 billion globally. Notably, he is the only actor in the top ten who is not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Also, among the most marketable celebrities, Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100 million grossing films, which he obtained from 2012 to 2018. He is constantly among the highest-paid actors in the world.
Tom Cruise To Perform at the Olympics
It is reported that actor Tom Cruise is preparing a grand event for August 11, 2024, when L.A. Mayor Karen Bass receives the Olympic flag from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. He also made his case for the idea to the International Olympic Committee.
However, according to rumors, Tom Cruise will begin by Olympic flag-bearing an abseil from the Stade de France’s roof to the stadium’s field. Next, a pre-recorded scene featuring the Academy Award nominee skydiving down to the Hollywood sign will feature in the program.
He will then give the flag to athletes, who will wave it across the 2028 Games host city. These include a volleyball player, skateboarder, and cyclist.
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The Order of Performance at the Olympics
The three-time Golden Globe winner will reportedly begin by swinging from atop the State de France before making his way to the stadium’s pitch. Throughout, the official Olympic flag will be flown.
After that, the Olympic program will switch to a two-minute pre-recorded clip in which Tom Cruise takes an airplane to his next destination. He will also present the Olympic flag to Los Angeles from France.
He will then jump from the aircraft and land on the Hollywood sign. Photos of the “Top Gun: Maverick” star filming the Hollywood stunt were reportedly taken on March 16, 2024.
Tom Cruise Movies
Early in the 1980s, Tom Cruise took up acting, and his breakout performances came in the action films “Top Gun” (1986) and the comedy “Risky Business” (1983). His performances in the dramas “Rain Man” (1988), “The Colour of Money” (1986), and “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989) brought him praise.
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Tom Cruise was a prominent Hollywood celebrity in 1990. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter.
He also appeared in critically and commercially successful films such as the thriller “The Firm” (1993), the horror movie “Interview with the Vampire” (1994), the drama “A Few Good Men” (1992), and the romance “Jerry Maguire” (1996).
As a science fiction and action movie star, Cruise made his name by pulling off many of his daring feats. Since 1996, he has portrayed the fictitious agent Ethan Hunt in the “Mission: Impossible” movie series.
He has also starred in other movies like “The Mummy” (2017), “Jack Reacher” (2012), “Oblivion” (2013), and “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014).
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