Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or I’ve gotten old without realizing it, you’ll know Top Gun. The film’s famous for many things, not least making a blockbuster star out of a fledgling Tom Cruise.
Well, more than two decades later, the now-56-year-old actor is set to reprise his role as Tom ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, who is now an instructor at the Naval Air Station Mirramar in San Diego, California.
Stills from behind the scenes have found their way into the gaping maw of the internet, with Cruise seen riding a superbike and sporting his legendary bomber jacket/aviators combo.
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Cruise isn’t the only one returning to duty, mind, just the biggest star. Val Kilmer is heading back to base as Lt Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky, and Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Ed Harris have all been announced as cast members.
What sticks out from the images the most, however, is perhaps the fact that Cruise himself appears to have changed so little, despite the original Top Gun being 22 years old.
Well, I certainly hope I retain as much youth as Tom Cruise does when I’m his age.
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