Organizer reveals that Tom Cruise performed Olympics skydiving stunt without pay.

Tom Cruise received his latest role without payment.

During the Paris Olympics' closing ceremonies, the actor stole the show with a stunt during the symbolic handoff to host-city-in-waiting Los Angeles.

During the CNBC x Boardroom's Game Plan Summit, Casey Wasserman, president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, stated that securing the participation of an A-list celebrity was his top priority. However, he was uncertain about how much time he'd be able to allocate to Cruise's schedule.

Wasserman recalled, "We were like, 'No way we're getting this much. We'll have four hours of filming time with him in LA, with the Hollywood sign in the background. He'll hand off the thing, and the rest will just be a stunt double.'"

The Organizing Committee was taken aback by the 62-year-old Cruise's eagerness and passion for their proposal.

"Five minutes into the presentation, he stated that he would participate but only if he had complete control," Wasserman stated.

As the planning for the closing ceremony stunt progressed, Cruise became more involved and engaged, according to Wasserman.

The stunt would involve Cruise rappelling from the roof of the Stade de France, accepting the Olympic flag from Simone Biles and Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass, then riding off on a motorcycle before cutting to pre-taped footage of him skydiving down onto the Hollywood sign.

""At six o'clock in London, he completed filming 'Mission: Impossible'. He immediately boarded a plane and arrived in LA at 4 a.m. The scene he filmed in LA involved him jumping out of a military plane twice before helicoptering to the Hollywood sign. He filmed from one until five and then helicoptered to the Burbank airport before flying back to London at six o'clock," Wasserman explained."

Although he made great efforts to accommodate the shoot into his schedule, Cruise did not charge for his services.

Watch Cruise's Closing Ceremony stunt here.

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