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Top Gun: Maverick First Trailer Tom Cruise

Top Gun: Maverick First Trailer Flies in with Plenty of Nostalgia

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Tom Cruise is returning to one of his most iconic roles whenĀ Top Gun: Maverick comes to theaters. And the first trailer has landed (pardon the pun) after a surprise appearance by Cruise at San Diego Comic-Con’s Terminator: Dark Fate panel — both films are Paramount films.

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The trailer is jam-packed full of throwbacks to the original film including fast jets, shirtless volleyball, a motorcycle, attractive people kissing, and Cruise’s ageless face. It feels like nostalgia incarnate. In fact, the only thing really missing from the trailer is Iceman snapping his teeth. That will probably happen at some point considering Val Kilmer is returning to the series alongside Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Jon Hamm, Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Manny Jacinto, and Monica Barbaro. We’ll just have to wait.

The movie, which has been in production since 2010 but didn’t really get going until a few years ago, will focus in on the use of drones by the military. Cruise also bragged at the panel that, “Everything you see in this film is real. Weā€™re working with the Navy. I wanted to give you an experience of being inside that aircraft.ā€

Originally slated to release this year,Ā Top Gun: Maverick was delayed for some reshoots featuring jets and will now release June 26, 2020.


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Matthew Razak is a News Writer and film aficionado at Escapist. He has been writing for Escapist for nearly five years and has nearly 20 years of experience reviewing and talking about movies, TV shows, and video games for both print and online outlets. He has a degree in Film from Vassar College and a degree in gaming from growing up in the '80s and '90s. He runs the website Flixist.com and has written for The Washington Post, Destructoid, MTV, and more. He will gladly talk your ear off about horror, Marvel, Stallone, James Bond movies, Doctor Who, Zelda, and Star Trek.