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sl8

(16,252 posts)
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 06:28 AM Aug 2024

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

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
2 min

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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Tom Cruise to perform death-defying stunt at 'dystopian' Olympics closing ceremony (Original Post) sl8 Aug 2024 OP
Tom Cruise will crucified Renew Deal Aug 2024 #1
Tom Cruise... Omnipresent Aug 2024 #2
Will a couch be involved? EYESORE 9001 Aug 2024 #3

Renew Deal

(82,986 posts)
1. Tom Cruise will crucified
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 06:30 AM
Aug 2024

It will be the perfect bookend to close out a games that began with the last supper.

EYESORE 9001

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3. Will a couch be involved?
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 06:56 AM
Aug 2024

He demonstrated that he’s a couch guy when he was on Oprah’s show, jumped on the seat cushions and did a very quickstep, yunno. Do a high dive into a comfy divan and then…that’s up to your imagination.

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