‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Stars Share How Tom Cruise Prepared Them For The Most Intense Flight Scenes Ever

Tom Cruise is all smiles at the premiere of his new film Top Gun: Maverick at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Mexico City, Mexico on Friday (May 6).

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLady Gaga has released the video to “Hold My Hand,” her song from the upcoming “Top Gun: Maverick.”The video, shot in both black-and-white and color, is helmed by the film’s director Joseph Kosinski. It features Gaga, footage from the new film, as well as clips from 1986’s “Top Gun,” hitting all the right nostalgic notes.In the video, Gaga sings at a military base as Kosinski intercuts Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is reminiscing.

Lady Gaga fans, rejoice! The «Poker Face» singer has just dropped the music video for her  ballad, «Hold My Hand,» and — grab those tissues because — it's a tearjerker!The 36-year-old singer's music video features scenes from the upcoming film as well as emotional scenes from the original 1986 flick. Gaga, at first, sits under one of the iconic planes featured in the film and pours her heart out as flash scenes show Tom Cruise -- aka Captain Pete «Maverick» Mitchell — reminisces about his late friend, Nick Bradshaw, better known as «Goose.» The music video was directed by the film's director, Joseph Kosinski.The release comes just days after Gaga teased the song on her social media.

Lady Gaga has just dropped a new music video!

Tom Cruise joined James Corden on Tuesday’s episode of "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and cracked a joked regarding his departure. At the beginning of the show, Corden introduce the night’s guests, which included Cruise and his "Top Gun: Maverick" co-star, Monica Barbaro.  "James! It's such a privilege to be here, and I'm sorry about the news," Cruise said with a smile. "I'm sorry you got fired." Tom Cruise skydives with James Corden at Skydive Perris on "The Late Late Show" with James Corden in 2018.

Jennifer Connelly loops her arm with husband Paul Bettany‘s while arriving at the premiere of her new movie, Top Gun: Maverick, on Wednesday (May 4) in San Diego, Calif.

Tom Cruise landed at the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick in style, jetting to the California event in a helicopter. Tom, 59, made quite the entrance when he arrived at the San Diego premiere of the highly-anticipated film to greet his co-stars. After disembarking the French Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, the Hollywood star waved to a raft of his fans that recorded and cheered as he stepped out of the chopper.Tom has reprised the character of Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell for a hotly-anticipated sequel to the 1896 classic.

“Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski had his doubts about Lady Gaga contributing to the soundtrack for the upcoming action film.Gaga, 36, released a ballad Tuesday — titled “Hold My Hand” — for the jam-packed sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise vehicle “Top Gun.” Kosinski, 48, recently confessed that he wasn’t too keen on having the slow, heart-thumping track as a part of the project.“It was nerve-wracking to hear that song for the first time,” Kosinski told Insider, adding that he heard a demo of the track while sitting next to producer Jerry Bruckheimer.“We went over to the record label [offices], and you’re almost afraid you’re not going to like it, because how do you say ‘No thank you’ to Lady Gaga?” the filmmaker continued.However, their spirits soon soared like an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet.“As soon as we heard the song, it was like, ‘Wow, that is a classic melody. That is fantastic,'” Kosinski recalled.

“Top Gun: Maverick” is about to have its long-awaited premiere.

The runway has been cleared for Wednesday’s world premiere of Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick, the long-awaited sequel to the iconic 1986 original that sees Tom Cruise back in the cockpit.

Tom Cruise joined James Corden in studio for one of his first live talk show appearances in some time, and used the opportunity to poke fun at the recent news of Corden’s impending departure from “The Late Late Show”.

Tom Cruise joined James Corden in studio for one of his first live talk show appearances in some time, and used the opportunity to poke fun at the recent news of Corden's impending departure from the At the top of Tuesday's episode, Corden introduced the night's guests — which included Cruise and his co-star Monica Barbaro — with his traditional quick check-in at their green rooms.«James! It's such a privilege to be here, and I'm sorry about the news,» a smiling Cruise shared. «I'm sorry you got fired.»It's been less than a week since Corden announced, in a tearful monologue last Thursday, that he'd signed on to do one more season of The Late Late Show, and then would be exiting the series, which he's hosted since March 2015.«But I just wanted you to know that I'm here for you,» Cruise continued, before Corden could correct him.

Later this month, audiences will finally get to watch the highly anticipated sequel to Tom Cruise‘s beloved 1980s fighter pilot action pic “Top Gun.” There is already some early buzz on “Top Gun: Maverick” after a screening at CinemaCon 2022 in Las Vegas that seems to indicate that the extended wait, due to multiple release date hiccups, will be worth it. The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski (“Tron Legacy,” “Oblivion“) with longtime Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie (“Jack Reacher,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout“) joining the project to help both produce and work on the script.

Lady Gaga has released “Hold My Hand,” the power ballad she co-penned and performs for Paramount/Skydance’s upcoming Top Gun: Maverick which has its world premiere on Wednesday in San Diego. Attendees at CinemaCon in Las Vegas got their first taste of the song when the Tom Cruise sequel screened for exhibition last Thursday, and it’s another in Gaga’s and the Top Gun canon that could go all the way to the Oscars.

Lady Gaga had an A-list guest at her Sunday show. The 36-year-old singer took to Instagram on Monday to share pics from the night before, featuring her backstage with Tom Cruise.In the shots, Gaga and the 59-year-old actor exchange kisses on the cheek.

The cast of Top Gun: Maverick is flying in style!

“Top Gun: Maverick” just screened at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and the film appears to have taken the audience’s breath away.Initial reactions are positively glowing, praising director Joseph Kosinski’s approach to the film’s aerial flight sequences and action while also acknowledging that the sequel is surprisingly emotional.Starring Tom Cruise, who reprises his role as Maverick from the 1986 film, the sequel will fly into theaters May 27, 2022. Val Kilmer will also reprise the role of “Iceman.”“#TopGunMaverick is a profound cinematic experience and easily the best film of the year,” TheWrap’s Drew Taylor wrote.