It is reported that Tom Cruise will have a starring role in the Olympics closing ceremony in Paris on Sunday 11 August.
The Guardian says Cruise will rappel from the roof of the Stade de France as part of the ceremony, which will also feature footage Cruise has already recorded.
The footage reportedly sees the Olympic flag-carrying 62-year-old navigating the streets of Paris on a motorbike and then on a plane bound for the US.
It is reported that Cruise hands over the Olympic flag to Los Angeles for the 2028 games.
"It is believed the actor himself approached the International Olympic Committee and suggested the show-stopping sequence himself, having previously helped carry the torch through LA as part of its relay en route to Athens in 2004," says The Guardian.
Cruise is in Europe filming Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two.
He has been seen at the swimming and gymnastic events at the Olympics, having previously attended the opening ceremony in the French capital.
Last week, he was inducted as a Knight of Arts & Letters by France's culture minister, Rachida Dati.
Félicitations à @TomCruise que la République nomme Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres ! 🇫🇷
— Rachida Dati ن (@datirachida) July 27, 2024
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