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Filmworld

Cruise brings back retired fighter jet in 'Top Gun'

Los Angeles, July 24
The new "Top Gun: Maverick" trailer features the F-14 Tomcat, the
supersonic fighter jet that shared as much screen space as Tom Cruise in
the original 1986 film, "Top Gun". The United States Navy,
incidentally, discontinued the Tomcats in September 2006.

The
logic forwarded for bringing back the retired fighter jet in the sequel
is simple: The F-14 Tomcat played an important part in the 1986 original
movie. Since Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell hasn't retired in the
sequel, the jets have to be around, too. The F-14 Tomcat was essential
to be around in the new film, to render authenticity and heighten the
action drama, reports screenrant.com.

In "Top Gun", Cruise as
Maverick was seen flying the F-14 Tomcat, which became an iconic plane
shortly after the release of the 1986 film. The aircraft, introduced in
1970, received an upgrade the next year, in 1987.

However, owing to cost factors, the F-14 Tomcats were discontinued in September 2006.

Now,
33 years after the first film, the Tomcat will once again be seen on
the Hollywood screen. Whether the jet appears in a flashback sequence or
whether Cruise as Maverick actually flies one remains to be seen.

Released
in 1986, "Top Gun" was apparently inspired by a magazine article on
Navy pilots. The film followed the life of a fighter pilot and launched
Cruise's career as a global action star.

"Top Gun: Maverick" is
directed by Joseph Kosinski, and also stars Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm,
Glen Powell and Lewis Pullman. It is slated to release in mid 2020.