A free-falling thanks!
Tom Cruise knows easy methods to give his fans a correct thanks, taking a solo freefall dive ahead of “Top Gun: Maverick” release on Paramount+ to thank fans of the franchise for making the film a box office smash this past summer.
Cruise, 60, nonchalantly sitting along the surface of a helicopter, took day trip from filming “Mission: Unimaginable – Dead Reckoning” parts one and two in South Africa to inform fans how grateful he was for driving the movies theater success.
“I didn’t want the 12 months to finish without thanking you all for coming out to the theaters and thanks for supporting ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’” Cruise yelled over the blades of the helicopter.
Accompanying Cruise within the air was “Dead Reckoning” director Christopher McQuarrie, who reminded the motion star they’d to get back to filming.
The “A Few Good Men” star agreed and got into position to leap, but before letting go, he asked McQuarrie if he can be joining him.
“Not in your life. Good luck,” the director said.
“We’ll see ya down there,” Cruise says before fearlessly letting go of the aircraft and entering a freefall.
But, even in mid-air, falling over 100 mph toward earth, Cruise still had more to say about how gracious he was to everyone who got here out to see the film in theaters.
“As at all times, thanks for allowing us to entertain you. It truly is the distinction of a lifetime,” he said, all smiles as he fell towards the ocean.
Before running out of altitude, the “Jerry Maguire” star said he needed to get “back to work” and wished everyone “a really protected and blissful holiday.”
“We’ll see you at the films,” he finished saying before pushing away from the camera in mid-air and continuing his solo fall down.
“Top Gun: Maverick,” originally purported to be released in 2019 but was pushed back following all of the complex flight scenes after which the worldwide pandemic, was one among Paramount Pictures’ biggest hits of all time, amassing nearly $1.5 billion worldwide.
In May of this 12 months, after the film was released in theaters, Cruise revealed that the film was never planning on making its debut via streaming services despite years of setbacks from filming and the pandemic.
The brand new film has Cruise reprising the role of Maverick, who returns to the elite aviation training program to coach the following generation of flyers, including Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Greg Tarzan Davis, Danny Ramirez, Lewis Pullman and Jay Ellis. Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Val Kilmer, reprising his role from the unique, also star.
“Top Gun: Maverick” will likely be released on Paramount+ on Dec. 22, 2022.