Top Gun: Maverick trailer drops as Tom Cruise attends Comic-Con

Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con in San Diego as the first trailer for the highly anticipated film Top Gun: Maverick was released.

The first official trailer for the Top Gun sequel has dropped and fans like what they see.

Top Gun: Maverick stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Ed Harris.

Kelly McGillis (Charlie) and Tom Cruise (Maverick) in Top Gun. Picture: Supplied

Top Gun helped make Tom Cruise a star. Picture: Supplied

Cruise made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con in San Diego as the film was released in order to hype it up.

Tom Cruise speaks at the Top Gun: Maverick panel during 2019 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Centre. Picture: Getty

The actor Cruise returns as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell but we see during a scene involving him and Harris’ character that despite combat medals and downing three enemy planes he hasn’t risen past the rank of Captain.

We get glimpses of Cruise’s iconic bomber jacket and his aviators as well as a new generation of shirtless volleyball players.

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Actor Tom Cruise in a scene from film Top Gun. Picture: Supplied

Miles Teller will play Goose’s son and Maverick’s protege. Goose was played by Anthony Edwards in the original film.

Val Kilmer returns as “Iceman” and Jennifer Connelly seems as though she will play a love interest for Maverick.

Tom Cruise as Maverick (l) and Anthony Edwards as Goose (r) in scene from 1986 film Top Gun. Picture: Supplied

The original film made $US350 million when it was released in 1986 from a budget of $US15 million and followed the students of the United States Navy’s elite fighter weapons school as they compete to be best in the class.

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