Paramount Pictures shared a trailer for the Top Gun sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, featuring original star Tom Cruise as test pilot Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. The original film opened in theaters in May 1986.
The preview shows Maverick (Cruise) reluctantly agree to train a group of Top Gun graduates for a special mission. The trainees include Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of Maverick’s late best friend, Nick “Goose” Bradshaw, played by Anthony Edwards in the original film. Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer also star.
Top Gun: Maverick will have its world premiere May 18 at the Cannes Film Festival, ahead of its release in theaters May 27. Cruise will also be honored with a career retrospective at the Cannes Film Festival.
Take a look at the trailer for Top Gun: Maverick – here.
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