Movies New Top Gun: Maverick trailer shows high-flying action By James Hibberd James Hibberd James Hibberd is the former editor at large at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2021. EW's editorial guidelines Published on December 16, 2019 08:12AM EST A new trailer for Top Gun: Maverick released Monday morning returns Tom Cruise to the cockpit for plenty of gorgeously shot aviation action — plus the requisite motorcycle riding, shirtless recreational games, bar hijinks, servicemen in-fighting, tragic funeral and occasional lovin’ feeling. The sequel picks up decades after the 1986 blockbuster. Cruise reprises his role as hotshot pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, now a captain and teaching a new generation of aviators how to dogfight. Miles Teller co-stars as Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, a pilot trainee, and the son of Maverick’s late friend, Nick “Goose” Bradshaw (and, by the look of it, he’s not a Maverick fan). The film also stars Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer (reprising his role as Iceman). The production also released a new poster on Sunday: Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick lands in theaters on June 26, 2020. Related content: Everything we know (so far) about the Top Gun sequel Tom Cruise will personally fly aircraft for Top Gun sequel (but not fighter jets) Top Gun sequel trailer revealed as Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con