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Olympics LA28 Handover Producer On Tom Cruise’s One Condition To Do The Leap, How Much Was Live, Overcoming Tech Issues & More
An interview with Ben Winston, exec producer of the LA28 live show at the Olympics closing ceremony
The Mission Impossible star, who interrupted filming of the action movie to perform the stunt, then leapt from a plane to the Hollywood sign, passed the baton to Team USA Olympians including mountain biker Kate Courtney, track and field legend Michael Johnson and 2x Olympic medalist skateboarder Jagger Eaton, who took it to the beach, literally. There was a lot of technical stuff that was tricky and testing, and then you’re also aware that the biggest movie star in the world was about to jump off a roof,” he added. The live shows were directed by Hamish Hamilton, who has also directed a lot of live television, Glenn Clements collaborated with Winston on the film, Dave Piendak and Raj Kapoor served as producers, Patrick Menton oversaw talent and Misty Buckley and Gloria Lamb led set design for the beach concerts.
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