International Insider: Tom Cruise’s Olympic Descent; Breaking Baz Meets Dave Stewart; How Entertainment Stoked The UK Riots
deadline.comRoll up, Insiders. Jesse Whittock here with the outlook on the latest international TV and film news, as the Olympic flag left Paris and began its long journey to LA — certainly no Mission Impossible. Tom Cruise Drops In To Steal The Show Cruise control: Like a moth to a flame or a teenage girl to a Taylor Swift concert, Tom Cruise is drawn to global entertainment events.
And half the time, he’s got a stunt in mind. Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Olympic Games was the perfect case in point. While Cruise had been seen in the crowd throughout the three weeks of sporting competition, rumors in Hollywood swirled that he’d embark on a Mission Impossible-style entrance as the Paris event wound down and the Olympic torch was, literally and figuratively, handed on to the 2028 host, LA.
It was no surprise, then, when the Top Gun star was spotted on the rim of the Stade de France before abseiling into the center of the stadium to join LA Mayor Karen Bass and gymnastics G.O.A.T.
Simone Biles, who had been handed the Olympic flag to take back to the states. Next, he jumped on a motorcycle, strapped in the flag and made an exit, with one commentator suggesting: “Tom’s going to drive this straight to Los Angeles.” A pre-recorded stunt then showed Cruise leaping out of a plane and landing on the Hollywood sign to pass the baton to a group of Team USA Olympians.
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