Maverick is BACK! Tom Cruise is flying high in a familiar role in the new Top Gun: Maverick trailer.

Hard to believe that in 1986, Tom Cruise was a pilot student in the U.S. Navy in Top Gun. Now, 36 years later, he returns to play the iconic role once again.

In the new trailer, Maverick is shown moving into a teaching position at the request of his former classmate Tom “Iceman” Kazansky (Val Kilmer), who is now a high-ranking Navy official.

“[Iceman] seems to think that you have something left to offer the Navy. What that is, I can’t imagine,” says Jon Hamm’s character, who works for the military group.

“I’m not a teacher. Just want to manage expectations,” says Maverick, before the rest of the trailer plays out in a bevy of action-packed scenes.

Ok, NOW I’m excited!

3-30-22