Tom Cruise Tweets As Production Starts On 'Top Gun' Sequel
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — Tom Cruise is back on the flight line for a sequel to the 1986 film "Top Gun."
The actor on Thursday tweeted a photo of himself as Navy pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in a flight suit, looking at a fighter jet. The photo includes the phrase "feel the need." In the original movie, Cruise's character talks about how he feels the need for speed.
#Day1 pic.twitter.com/7jjPL277Es
— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) May 31, 2018
Cruise writes #Day 1 of production of "Top Gun: Maverick."
The movie is scheduled for release in July 2019.
Cruise also posted the teaser image to his Instagram account.
The news of production starting in the US on "Top Gun: Maverick" was first reported in Variety.
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