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Wed Aug 7, 2024, 07:28 AM Aug 2024

Tom Cruise to perform death-defying stunt at 'dystopian' Olympics closing ceremony [View all]

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240807-tom-cruise-touted-for-dystopian-olympics-closing-ceremony

Tom Cruise to perform death-defying stunt at 'dystopian' Olympics closing ceremony

Hollywood star Tom Cruise is rumoured to be one of the highlights of the Paris Olympics closing ceremony. Artistic director Thomas Jolly has said the event will combine "wonder" with "dystopia", suggesting some darker elements than the joyful tone of the opening ceremony.

Issued on: 07/08/2024 - 07:41
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By: NEWS WIRES

With Tom Cruise widely predicted to engage in a death-defying stunt on the roof of the Stade de France, Sunday's Paris Olympics closing ceremony promises a memorable passing of the five rings flag to Los Angeles.

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Artistic director Thomas Jolly has revealed it will combine "wonder" with "dystopia", suggesting some darker elements than the joyful and impertinent tone of the opening ceremony that drew a record audience of more than a billion worldwide.

Offering a sneak peak to journalists recently, Jolly said he saw the Games as a "fragile monument" and wanted to imagine what would happen if they "disappeared and someone was rebuilding them in a distant future".

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