published20. May 2022, 02:55
At the British premiere of “Top Gun: Maverick”, Prince William, Duchess Kate and Tom Cruise presented themselves together on the red carpet. Cruise, now 59, reprises his role as ex-fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the sequel to the hit 1986 film “Top Gun.”
“We both love England and we are both pilots, we both love flying,” Tom Cruise told reporters present.
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Prince William with Top Gun fan shoes.
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Royal visit to London’s Leicester Square: Prince William and Duchess Kate walked the red carpet together with Tom Cruise on Thursday evening.
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They celebrated the premiere of the sequel to the hit film “Top Gun” from 1986.
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At the premiere, Cruise highlighted the similarities between himself and Prince William.
Prince William and Kate have joined Hollywood star Tom Cruise at the UK premiere of Top Gun: Maverick. On Thursday evening (local time), the trio presented themselves on the red carpet in London’s Leicester Square. He has a lot in common with the prince, Cruise told reporters: “We both love England and we are both pilots, we both love flying.”
William trained as a search and rescue pilot and was known as Flight Lieutenant Wales during his time in the UK Air Force. Cruise, now 59, reprises his role as ex-fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the sequel to the hit 1986 film “Top Gun.”
Theatrical release was repeatedly postponed due to the corona pandemic
Cruise was also spotted introducing William and Kate to members of the cast, including Jennifer Connelly and Jon Hamm, in front of a replica of the fighter jet from the new blockbuster. The theatrical release of “Top Gun: Maverick” was originally planned for 2019, but was repeatedly postponed due to the corona pandemic. “To be able to have an event like this following the last few years is extraordinary,” Cruise said.
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