Tom Cruise is back in action in thrilling 'Top Gun: Maverick' trailer

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell about to do another very brave thing.
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Tom Cruise is back in action in thrilling 'Top Gun: Maverick' trailer
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In the dramatic first trailer for Top Gun: Maverick, an austere Ed Harris tells Tom Cruise that he "can't get a promotion, won't retire, and despite your best efforts you refuse to die." He could be talking about Cruise's iconic Top Gun character Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, or about Tom Cruise himself, whose superstardom launched with the release of the original Top Gun in 1986.

The trailer doesn't say much about the plot or other characters in the movie, but it does also feature Cruise riding a motorcycle very fast, piloting fighter jets, and donning his iconic Ray Ban sunglasses for old times' sake. Looks like he's about to do an incredibly brave thing. Again.

Top Gun: Maverick arrives in theaters Summer 2020.

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Alexis Nedd

Alexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named "fanthropologist," she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire.


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