Tom Cruiseknows how to arrive in style — and on brand!
At the premiere of his new movieTop Gun: Maverick, the film star, 59, landed on the USS Midway in San Diego, California, on Wednesday in a N547SA Airbus helicopter that he himself piloted.
Sporting American Optical’s pilot sunglasses, Cruise smiled as he exited the aircraft and walked along the tarmac, buttoning up the jacket of his bespoke navy Brioni three-piece suit. The copter in the background was branded with the film’s title as well as the actor’s name in large letters.
Tom Cruise.ROBYN BECK/Getty
In the new film, theMission: Impossibleactor is reprising his role of Maverick over 35 years after the originalTop Gundebuted this month in 1986.
Top Gun: Maverickwas filmed well over two years ago and was one of many major Hollywood titles thatbecame long-delayeddue to the coronavirus pandemic.
Maverickwas originally set for a June 24, 2020, opening, but was shifted to Dec. 23, 2020, due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It later had release dates set for July 2, 2021, and then Nov. 19, 2021.
Top Gun: Maverick(2022).
The film will officially hit theaters on May 27 ahead of Memorial Day Weekend afterscreening at the Cannes Film Festivalin the middle of this month.
Recently, Cruise took timeto sing the praisesofLady Gaga, whose new song on the soundtrack “Hold My Hand” he said is “the heartbeat of our film.”
RELATED VIDEO: Glen Powell on His Big Year With ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ & ‘Top Gun’ Sequel: “It’s An Exciting Time”
Cruise explained that Gaga presented her song to him andHans Zimmer, who also composed the music for the film, after they were struggling with finding the right fit.
“It just opened up the whole movie. She’s amazing,” he told hostJames Corden. “It just opened those doors to the emotional core of the film that we had … in that moment, things just came together in such a beautiful way. Her song that she’d written just fell right in and became, really, the underlying score andthe heartbeat of our film.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Gaga released the sweeping, cinematic ballad on Tuesday,encouraging fans to “have faith in humanity” inan Instagram postabout the uplifting track.
“I wanted to say that I wrote the song for the INCREDIBLE movie#topgun#topgunmaverickbut also for people who feel like they’re not gonna be ok or WE ARE never gonna be ok and that life taught me through hard times to have faith in humanity when it’s hard to have faith in yourself,” Gaga wrote alongside a selfie.
“When you feel lonely, sad, removed from the world, far away from yourself and others#holdmyhandOne day you may even be strong enough to hold your own 🤝,” continued the caption. “I love you with my whole heart for all the years I’ve been blessed to sing, write songs, produce and perform for you. Thank you 🙏 here we go!!! 🖤✈️.”
source: people.com
