Tom Cruise is heading back into the danger zone as production begins on the sequel to Top Gun.
The Cruiser posted a picture of himself in front of a fighter jet with the slogan "Feel the need", harking back to the 1986 smash hit movie's motto about US Navy fighter fighter pilots and their need for speed.
#Day1 pic.twitter.com/7jjPL277Es
— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) May 31, 2018
Oblivion director Joseph Kosinski will direct the sequel, in which Cruise's character Maverick is now a navy flying instructor. Top Gun: Maverick is due for release in July 2019.
Cruise will next be seen on screens in another sequel, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, in July.
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