Tom Cruise does the show in a helicopter at the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick

The premiere of the film was held last night in San Diego, aboard a real aircraft carrier, the USS Midway!

Pete Mitchell still knows how to make a thunderous entrance! Last night was the premiere of Top Gun 2. Not in a Hollywood cinema or a large New York hall, but in southern California, near San Diego. Because that’s where the USS Midway is moored, a real US Army aircraft carrier, retired since 2004 and turned into a museum.

Paramount had the good idea to organize there the first world screening of Top Gun: Maverickwhich allowed Tom Cruise to make a formidable superstar arrival. Sunglasses screwed on the nose, impeccable tuxedo, not even crumpled by the wind, he arrived solo from a helicopter in the colors of the feature film, downright acronym Top Gun: Maverick !

After walking along the bridge to join the red carpet, he reunited with Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly, his two co-stars, for some more traditional photos.

Top Gun: Maverick will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, in a few days, before a national release scheduled for May 25.

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—Top Gun (@TopGunMovie) May 4, 2022