It was in May 1986 that Top Gun brought the need for speed — and beach volleyball — to American movie theaters.
In the 31 years since, we've seen Tom Cruise sprint his way from playing Maverick to Ron Kovic and Jerry Maguire to the guy in Mission Impossible five times and Jack Reacher twice (and some other stuff).
But these are complicated times. And we might be forgiven our nostalgia for a simpler era when we knew less about Tom Cruise. When yes, he was an action star, but an action star who cried when Goose died.
What we need, in addition to speed, is a Top Gun 2. On the Australian morning show Sunrise, Cruise said that's just what we'll get.
"Top Gun 2: please say it's true," said the host.
"It's true," he replied, with all the guile and charm we remember from the old days. "We're going to start filming it probably in the next year."
This utterance seems to solidify what's been in the air for over a year. Last January, producer Jerry Bruckheimer tweeted a photo of him and Cruise, casually dropping that two had just been discussing "a little Top Gun 2." Read more at NPR.
Take our breath away. Tom Cruise revealed that he’ll be taking us on the highway to the nostalgia zone: There’s going to be a sequel to his 1986 hit, “Top Gun.”
The aging heartthrob dropped the bombshell while appearing on an Australian morning show. “It is definitely happening,” he said, as the female host got all hot and bothered.
Cruise said that filming would start in the next year. There’s no word yet on who will reprise their roles — but some of his co-stars seem to be available. Here’s a look at where those high-flyers are now shared by nypost.com.