Top Gun: Maverick trailer: Tom Cruise returns at top speed in May

Never been much of a Plane Guy — I leave that to Sir Charlie Hall, master of flight simulators. But Maverick: Top GunMy head might be permanently stuck in the clouds. A new trailer teases the long-awaited sequel’s ground drama, and more importantly, the high-speed aerial stunts star Tom Cruise (The MummyAfter many delays, he has now finished the film.

Maverick: Top Gun finds Cruise’s character Pete “Maverick” Mitchell graduating from rebel test pilot to instructor, leading a team of new TOPGUN hot shots in what a Paramount synopsis calls “a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.” The new squad includes Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), aka “Rooster,” the son of Goose, who was killed during a training in the original 1986. Maverick faces his deepest fears and new enemies as he confronts his past.

“Everything you see in this film is real,” Cruise said way back at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, where he premiered the first footage from the film. “We’re working with the Navy. I wanted to give you an experience of being inside that aircraft.”

Potentially successful mission. Cruise director Joseph KosinskiOblivion, Tron Legacy) seemed to have a found a modern way to innovate on Tony Scott’s original Top GunYou can take action by mounting your cameras in real airplanes and flying them all around. It looks amazing even on a small screen. Do I look like a Plane Guy right now? It’s possible that I am a Plane Guy. Charlie, get up Simulator Flight.

Maverick: Top GunOn May 27, IMAX and theaters will be open.