Cruise on the tail of 'Top Gun2'
Hollywood star Tom Cruise says he would be open to reprising his 1980s role as US Navy pilot Maverick in a sequel to action drama Top Gun. The 1986 blockbuster turned Cruise into a major box-office draw.Last month film producer and Skydance media company chief executive David Ellison was quoted in media reports as saying work on a Top Gun 2 screenplay was under way."It would be fun. I would like to get back into those jets," Cruise said at the London premiere of his latest action film, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, on Saturday night."It would have to be practical, though. I don't want any [computer-simulated] jets. I want to shoot it like we shot the first one."Cruise, known for performing his own stunts, returns to the silver screen as agent Ethan Hunt in the fifth instalment of the Mission: Impossible action films.The 53-year-old has performed a range of stunts for the role, such as swinging off buildings and leaping off skyscrapers.In Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, he holds onto the side of an aircraft as it hurtles into take-off.The movie, most of which was filmed in London and has a strong British cast, opens in cinemas next week. ..
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