TOM'S CRUISING Tom Cruise rides a motorbike in new pics from Top Gun: Maverick set as filming on the sequel begins
OM Cruise has been spotted cruising around an air strip on a motorbike as filming of the Top Gun sequel gets under way.
The 55-year-old action hero – who famously performs his own stunts – looked confident as he hopped on to the bike and zipped up and down a military base.
Yesterday Tom revealed that the long awaited sequel to the 1986 original is now finally being filmed.
He took to social media to show himself posing for the first official promotional photo.
The image showed Tom as his iconic character Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, dressed in his pilots jumpsuit and clutching his helmet in his hand.
The image also showed a fighter jet – an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
Tom is reprising his iconic character Pete "Maverick" Mitchell more than 30 years after the original
Tom, who famously performs his own film stunts, looked confident on the back of the bike
Details of the sequel – titled Top Gun: Maverick – have been kept tightly guarded, although it is expected Tom’s character will be seen training fighter pilots.
Drone warfare is also expected to be included in the plot – however the airfield motorbike scenes would suggest the sequel will be paying homage to the original.
Val Kilmer is rumoured to be reprising his role as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky for the sequel.
Tom Cruise shared the first look at the Top Gun sequel - Top Gun: Maverick - earlier in the week
While Kelly McGillis, who played Tom's on-screen lover Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood, has said she intends to "cameo" in the sequel.
According to the Navy Times, Paramount pictures required special permission to film at a Naval base in San Diego.
A US Navy spokesperson has said: "This week, specifically 30-31 May, the Navy provided Paramount Pictures access to Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, CA, to support the Production of Top Gun: Maverick
Tom Cruise was only 24 when he starred in the original Top Gun
Original Top Gun co-star Kelly McGillis said she will cameo in the sequel
Val Kilmer is rumoured to be returning as Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
The Navy have also reportedly had a look at the script of the sequel and have provided feedback with suggested revision, according to the Navy Times.
“The military’s approval is key to getting needed support to film on its ships and bases,” the military news outlet notes.
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