James Corden waves goodbye to 'Late Late Show' with Tom Cruise's 'Hakuna Matata'

James Corden and Tom surprised fans with an iconic Hakuna Matata stunt from The Lion King on the last episode of the late night sattire show.

Cruise and the 44-year-old host took to the stage, dressed as Lion King characters Timon and Pumbaa respectively, to surprise the audience with the Hakuna Matata stunt in the final episode of The Late Late Show, aired on April 27.

Right before the actual performance, they play a small skit which starts with Corden facetiming the Top Gun: Maverick star, 60, to ask him to lunch and  "much, much more" while Cruise was jumping out of a plane. 

Cruise then arrived at a theater in Hollywood to meet Corden, who tells him it was finally time to "enter my world" of musical theater after doing Cruise's iconic stunts including flying a fighter jet and jumping out of an airplane on the show. 

Then the host finally revealed his big plan was for them to perform live in The Lion King.

Cruise, who were hesitant in the begining was encouraged by Corden to go ahead with the performance. 

Corden introduced himself to their new castmates as a Tony winner, he won in 2012 for his role in One Man, Two Guvnors , as he poked fun at Cruise, who had "limited or next to no theatrical experience."

However, Corden later reassured the star, saying, "When you and me get out that stage, we're going to set this place on fire because you're Tom Cruise." while assisting the box office icon through a number of theater exercises.

Cruise then gave a pep talk to the group, sharing, "Tonight, we can show them something they have never seen before. We can make some magic."

During a brief intermission, Corden said, "That was amazing. I'm so proud of you," but told Cruise they were, in fact, "not done."

The pair then returned to the stage for "Hakuna Matata" dressed as Timon (Corden) and Pumbaa (Cruise).

After joining the cast for a curtain call, Cruise said, "That was amazing. What a show! Listen, a couple of the hyenas are going out for drinks so let's go." However, Corden refused to join him, saying, "You go."

"What's the matter, buddy?" Cruise asked, and Corden replied, "Nothing."

Corden continued: "I said I'm going to go. I'll just see you around, I guess. You don't have to pretend anymore, Tom. I know how this works. You're a big movie star and you're going to have more projects to promote and when that happens you're just going to find yourself another late-night host."

"You tell me I'm wrong when Mission: Impossible 12 comes out. You're not going to think of me," he added.

"Who's fault is that?" Cruise asked. "You're the one turning your back on everything that we have. Everything that we've created. This is your last show, you did this to us."

The two continued to argue until Cruise finally said he was leaving. later in the skit the two were seen missing each other, and breaking into song. 

As they sang Can You Feel The Love Tonight separately but in tandem, a highlight reel of their time together played.

Finally, they reunited on a rooftop in Hollywood where Corden declared his love for Cruise before he took off in a helicopter.

The clip concluded with Corden being stranded on the rooftop, asking, "Tom, how do I get down?" as he flew away.