Current:Home > FinanceTom Cruise’s Surprising Paycheck for 2024 Paris Olympics Stunt Revealed -TrueNorth Capital Hub
Tom Cruise’s Surprising Paycheck for 2024 Paris Olympics Stunt Revealed
View
Date:2025-04-17 20:17:18
It wasn't mission impossible for Tom Cruise to deliver the Olympic flag to Los Angeles after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
But as it turns out, the Top Gun star agreed to pull off his dazzling death-defying stunt without receiving a paycheck.
"We pitched on a Zoom," 2028 L.A. Olympics President and Chairperson Casey Wasserman said of the Closing Ceremony during a CNBC panel Sept. 11. "About five minutes in the presentation, he goes, 'I'm in. But I'm only doing it if I can do everything.' Every step of the way, he got more involved and more engaged—and by the way, he did it all for free."
E! News has reached out to reps for Tom for comment but has not heard back.
It was a surprise for Casey and executive producer Ben Winston, who initially wanted to make the performance as easy as possible for Tom to take part.
"The original idea was a person in the stadium as a stunt double," Casey recalled. "We're like, 'Well, there's no way we're getting this. We're going to get four hours of filming time. We'll do the thing in L.A. with the Hollywood sign, he'll hand the thing off and he's done. Maybe we'll get the other stuff and the rest will be just a stunt double.'"
But Tom wanted to really be a part of the performance. And Ben couldn't help but gush over his commitment to the project. "I don't think there's anybody like him in the world," he told The Hollywood Reporter last month. "There is no better collaborator."
In fact, when the producer informed the Mission: Impossible actor that a stunt double would do the heavy lifting, he replied, "We're not doing a stuntman in a balaclava. I'm going to be the one who jumps off the roof, and I'm going to be the one who drives through Paris."
As for why they wanted Tom for the honor? "I can't really think who else would work," Ben admitted to the outlet. "Who else is synonymous with action and an American hero?"
The 62-year-old's stunt that closed the chapter on this year's Olympic Games will surely go down in history. After Tom dove into the stadium, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Simone Biles presented him with the Olympic flag before he took it back to Los Angeles in true Mission: Impossible fashion.
Because for Tom, moving the goalpost for each project is crucial.
"I'm always pushing," he told Business Insider last June. "I just remember, every time they say, 'Can you top it? Can you not top it?' we're always pushing. Every film I do, whatever genre it's in, I want to make it as entertaining as possible for that audience. I know I can do things better."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (69)
Related
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- Inflation eased in November as gas prices fell
- Dassault Falcon Jet announces $100 million expansion in Little Rock, including 800 more jobs
- Suicide attacker used 264 pounds of explosives to target police station in Pakistan, killing 23
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- Biden says Netanyahu's government is starting to lose support and needs to change
- Rapper Bhad Bhabie, who went viral as a teen on 'Dr. Phil,' announces she's pregnant
- Watch as rush-hour drivers rescue runaway Chihuahua on Staten Island Expressway
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- Judge rejects delay of ruling backing North Dakota tribes’ effort to change legislative boundaries
Ranking
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- Missiles from rebel territory in Yemen miss a ship near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Are Avoiding Toxic Gossip Amid Their Exes' New Romance
- South Dakota vanity plate restrictions were unconstitutional, lawsuit settlement says
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- Hilary Duff’s Cheaper By the Dozen Costar Alyson Stoner Has Heartwarming Reaction to Her Pregnancy
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine Stars Honor Their Captain Andre Braugher After His Death
- Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Officially Becomes Highest-Grossing Tour Ever
Recommendation
Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
Bear! Skier narrowly escapes crashing into bear on Tahoe slope: Watch video
Indhu Rubasingham named as first woman to lead Britain’s National Theatre
Suicide attacker used 264 pounds of explosives to target police station in Pakistan, killing 23
Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
DeSantis goes after Trump on abortion, COVID-19 and the border wall in an Iowa town hall
What did we search for in 2023? Israel-Gaza, Damar Hamlin highlight Google's top US trends
Turkish referee leaves hospital after attack by club president that halted all matches