'Top Gun 2': Tom Cruise returns as Maverick and doesn't look one bit older than he did in the original 32 years ago

Tom Cruise looks just the same as he did 32 years ago when he was shooting for the film 'Top Gun' in 1986
UPDATED OCT 10, 2018

Tom Cruise was around 24-years-old when the film 'Top Gun' was released in 1986. It has now been 32 years since the original and Tom Cruise looks as though he has not aged at all while on the set of the film's sequel 'Top Gun: Maverick' in San Diego.

The 56-year-old actor will be making a return to his role LT. Pete Maverick Mitchell and looked absolutely comfortable and at ease shooting scenes on a motorcycle. Tom sported the character's trademark jacket and sunglasses. The original film, which came out 32 years ago, was the blockbuster hit that shot Cruise to fame. Cruise starred alongside Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan, Kelly McGillis, and Val Kilmer.



 

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