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With the 2024 Paris Olympics now officially over, it was left to Mr Hollywood himself, Tom Cruise, to take the Olympic flag to Tinseltown for the upcoming 2028 LA Games.

As the go-to guy for crazy stunts, the action star went all Mission Impossible for the promo video, which saw him abseil in from the roof of the Stade de France to receive the flag before embarking on an epic bike-riding skydiving, and trademark running montage to the music of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

It was all rather impressive and gives us a glimpse into what a blockbuster the upcoming Games is likely to be.

“Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to bring the Olympic flag to Los Angeles.”

Tom Cruise: #Paris2024 #LA28 #ClosingCeremony

📸 Tom Cruise, Olympics pic.twitter.com/gkMmCUEb0P

— GSC (@GSCinemas) August 11, 2024

TOM CRUISE🔥🙂

Mehn!.. Los Angeles 2028 Olympics is gonna bring mad… They already steaming it up already; Tom Cruise, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre,…

That’s if Jesus Christ doesn’t return before then though… 😇#Olympics   #PARIS2024   #LosAngeles2028 pic.twitter.com/2UZTqDnTYt

— Well-Meaning NIGERIAN™ #TinubuIsNotMyPresident (@a_little_god_) August 11, 2024

Tom Cruise brought Mission Impossible to the Paris 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony by repelling from the very top of the arena in a dramatic entrance.#Olympics #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/bLUz2sLpHd

— UGO & ThĚ Bíg Stéppêrs (@UGOOTWEETS) August 11, 2024

Tom Cruise flew into the Olympics closing ceremony 😎 pic.twitter.com/iGxYnZI3jy

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 11, 2024

Already dubbed ‘The Hollywood Olympics’, the Los Angeles Olympics opening ceremony will take place on 14 July 2028, with the closing ceremony just over two weeks later, on 30 July.

The 2028 Games marks the third time LA has hosted the Olympics, and organisers – who have been eager to emphasise their sustainability credentials – have said no new, permanent constructions will be needed for the event.

Instead, dozens of existing sites have been earmarked for use, including the home stadium of football team LA Galaxy and the LA Memorial Coliseum, which will host the athletics events as it did in LA’s two previous Olympics.