![]() ![]() While Cruise is free falling he adds, “Thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick and thank you for allowing us to entertain you, it truly is the honor of a lifetime. “We gotta get this shot,” Cruise says before he makes a jump. “I didn’t want the year to end without thanking you all for coming out to the theatres and thank you for supporting Top Gun: Maverick,” he said.ĭirector Christopher McQuarrie taps Cruise on the shoulder to remind him that they really need to get their shot. In the television spot, Cruise appears up in the sky getting ready to jump off a helicopter in South Africa as he notes that he’s in the process of filming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One & Two. ![]() ![]() 'Everything Everywhere', 'Fabelmans', 'Babylon' Lead Critics Choice Award Nominees For FilmĮmily Blunt Recalls The Bold Words Tom Cruise Used After She Cried Due To Heavy 'Edge Of Tomorrow' Costume Watch 'Top Gun: Maverick's Joseph Kosinski & Jerry Bruckheimer Talk About Physical Toll Of Those Aerial Stunts And Chances Of Another Sequel - Contenders LA3C The commercial in honor of Top Gun: Maverick premiering on Paramount+ on Thursday, December 22 made its debut during the CBS broadcast of the NFL game that saw the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Cruise is known for performing his own stunts and in the middle of shooting a Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning stunt, wished his Top Gun: Maverick a safe and happy holiday. ![]()
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