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Tom Cruise to perform Mission Impossible stunt while Billie Eilish will sing at the Olympic closing ceremony as LA prepares to host the 2028 games


They actor, 62, is expected to perform a daring Mission Impossible-style stunt in the Stade de France to mark the Olympic baton being passed from France to LA for the 2028 games.

The Rain Man star will be joined by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Billie Eilish - all the acts have been chosen for their connections to the famous West Coast city Snoop Dogg originally hails from Long Beach and is one of the West Coast's most famous and prolific rappers and producers while the Red Hot Chilli Peppers sprung out of LA in the 1980s. The showpiece drew some criticism for a banquet scene where an actor playing Greek god Dionysus took centre stage on a table with drag queens, which was interpreted to resemble Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper painting.

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