Back to the 1980s at Comic-Con: Schwarzenegger, Cruise, Linda Hamilton tout Top Gun, Terminator sequels
- Tom Cruise makes surprise appearance at San Diego event and tells fans of 1986 hit Top Gun: ‘I felt it was my responsibility to finally really deliver for you’
- Linda Hamilton back fighting Terminators at 62 was the talk of Comic-Con, upstaging Arnold Schwarzenegger, who confessed he’s ‘addicted’ to cyborg franchise
Hollywood ’80s nostalgia soared at San Diego Comic-Con as Tom Cruise swooped in to unveil the new Top Gun while Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed why he’ll be back for an explosive-looking Terminator sequel.
A-lister Cruise surprised an ecstatic crowd at the world’s largest pop-culture convention in California with first footage of the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 smash action film that made him a household name.
Describing Top Gun: Maverick as a “love letter to aviation”, Cruise introduced clips of his ageing pilot still launching jets off aircraft carriers, refusing to retire despite failing to rise up the ranks.
The aerial shots were “all real” and the film – out next summer – is the result of working closely with US Navy officials, Cruise said, adding: “I really wanted to give you all an experience of what it is to be inside that aircraft.”
The original 1986 Top Gun, in which Cruise played a hotshot US Navy pilot who has a dangerous and reckless flying style, was a huge commercial hit.