Tom Cruise beams and poses for selfies with US Navy team during special screening of 'Top Gun: Maverick'
USS GEORGE HW BUSH, ADRIATIC SEA: Still fresh from the success of his smashing hit 'Top Gun: Maverick,' Tom Cruise paid a visit to a US Navy aircraft carrier. The team arranged a special screening of the movie on Friday, March 10, in the Adriatic Sea for the crew of the USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) along with a meet-and-greet session. The ‘Mission Impossible’ actor was accompanied by ‘Ted Lasso’ star Hannah Waddingham, producer Christopher McQuarrie and editor Eddie Hamilton.
Tom Cruise donned a casual look in a navy blue bomber jacket and a matching jumper as he happily posed with the sailors for selfies. His partner, Hannah, picked a sporting black turtleneck top and matching trousers while both chatted, took photographs, and toured the massive beast of a vessel. The cruise has been on-duty since departing Naval Station Norfolk in August last year which is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy.
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'Top Gun' will always be an American and Navy classic'
“I know our sailors will never forget that night in the hangar bay and I am equally as certain that neither will Cruise,” said Rear Adm Dennis Velez, commander, CSG-10, George H W Bush CSG. “The sailors of the George H W Bush Carrier Strike Group represent what is best about America. Their commitment and courage are on display every day and I know Tom and his entire team left with a fuller appreciation of the capabilities and power of the US Navy's carrier strike groups -- and the dedication and grit of our Sailors that make it all possible.” He was seconded by Captain Dave Pollard, the aircraft carrier and commanding officer, who is a 'Top Gun' graduate and instructor himself, “While 'Top Gun' will always be an American and Navy classic, Tom, Chris, Eddie, and their team outdid themselves.
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He adds, “Every minute they spent with the crew of our mighty warship paid dividends toward our crew's morale from the top down. It buoys my spirits to know that the leading entertainers and filmmakers of our day not only conceptually know what we do, but they can relate to what our nation's warriors do on a daily basis through their personal experiences aboard USS Georg.” The flick is a top contender at the upcoming 95th Oscars in a few days where it competes in the following categories - Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.
