Tom Cruise is no stranger to big Hollywood paydays, but his latest role came free of charge. The actor stole the show during the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympics, performing a stunt during the symbolic handoff to host-city-in-waiting Los Angeles.

The “Top Gun” star, 62, stunned viewers on Aug. 11 when he closed out the Olympics and handed the torch to LA, where the next Summer Games will be held.

Tom Cruise was seen perched on the side of an airplane as he performed his latest heart-pounding scenes for his upcoming movie Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two

Tom Cruise’s Paris-to-Hollywood trick at the closing ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games was done for free. It was originally going to be filmed with a stunt double, but according to LA28 president and chairman Casey Wasserman,

The handoff of the Olympic flag from one host city to the next is an integral part of every Olympic closing ceremony. This year, Tom Cruise was a part of the festivities as he helped bring the flag from Paris to Los Angeles in high-flying Hollywood fashion.

Actor Tom Cruise looked strained while doing daring stunts on a World War II plane for Mission Impossible 8. The Hollywood star, 62, - who is no stranger to free-diving, jumping across buildings and doing all sorts of dangerous stunts for his blockbusters - was seen climbing into the cockpit of a World War II biplane in preparation for flight in Oxfordshire on Sunday.

Tom Cruise is taking part in a jaw-dropping stunt for Mission Impossible 8. The star, who has parachuted from motorbikes, clung to the side of planes and taken part in skydiving while filming the hit movie franchise,