00:00You are still dangerous. You can be my wingman anytime.
00:08Val Kilmer is returning to one of his most iconic roles, Iceman.
00:12The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the actor will bring back the skilled fighter pilot
00:16and beach volleyball player from the original Top Gun for the new film Top Gun Maverick.
00:21Tom Cruise is also returning for the sequel to the iconic 1986 film,
00:26a.k.a. the movie that launched the actor as a global superstar.
00:29In the original film, Iceman was a rival to Maverick.
00:32I don't like you because you're dangerous.
00:34That's right. Iceman, I am dangerous.
00:40But the pair eventually became friends after earning each other's respect.
00:43Cruise recently tweeted a photo announcing that production had begun on Top Gun Maverick.
00:48I feel the need, the need, for speed.
00:53Ow!
00:54Are you feeling it?
00:55Oblivion director Joseph Kaczynski is directing the sequel, which follows fighter pilots dealing
01:00with a world in which drone technology is making their old style of flying obsolete.
01:04Jerry Bruckheimer is producing Top Gun Maverick with Cruise as well as Skydance's David Ellison.
01:09The project has long been rumored, and Kilmer gave fans a little tease back in 2015
01:15that he had been offered a role in the film and had said yes,
01:18writing on Facebook that it's not often you get to say yes without reading the script.
01:22Paramount plans to release Top Gun Maverick on July 12, 2019.
01:26For more on this story, head to THR.com and let me know if you're looking forward to Cruise and Kilmer
01:31reuniting for Top Gun Maverick in the comments.
01:34Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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