1 of 3 | Tom Cruise’s blockbuster “Top Gun” and its sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” are returning to theaters next month. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Top Gun and its sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, are returning to cinemas next month.
Two films. One big screen. Back in theaters, May 13th, for one week only. pic.twitter.com/BGrAuivLlj— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) April 20, 2026
“Two films. One big screen. Back in theaters, May 13th, for one week only,” star Tom Cruise wrote on social media Monday.
The original film opened in 1986 and starred Cruise as hot-shot naval aviator Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. The cast also included Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan and Tom Skerritt.
If you feel the need…Two films. One big screen. Back in theaters, May 13th, for one week only. pic.twitter.com/Uuv0BW0a2O— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) April 21, 2026
Cruise played Maverick again in the 2022 sequel, which co-starred Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pullman and Glen Powell.
This was also Kilmer’s final screen performance before his 2025 death.
Jennifer Connelly, Jay Ellis attend ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ premiere
Jennifer Connelly arrives on the red carpet at the “Top Gun: Maverick” screening at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem theater in New York City on May 23, 2022. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
