Tom Cruise offers a friendly wave before hopping aboard his helicopter
dailymail.co.ukTom Cruise channeled his beloved character Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell from his recently rebooted film Top Gun while piloting his helicopter on Wednesday.As the Hollywood megastar, 60, prepared to fly his chopper through South West London, he gave onlookers a friendly wave while carrying a black backpack.For the outing, the father-of-three sported a light blue t-shirt, dark-wash jeans, a pair of black boots and sun-kissed glow.
Looking good!Tom Cruise channeled his beloved character Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell from his recently rebooted film Top Gun while piloting his helicopter on WednesdayThe actor, who earned his pilot license almost three decades ago, has performed some dangerous stunts for some of his movies over the years.
This includes spinning a helicopter around while diving down over a waterfall to scaling a cliff in Moab, Utah with his bare hands for Mission: Impossible II.He was unable to pilot the planes in the first Top Gun, released back in1986, as he had not yet secured his license, but in the sequel he did his own stunts in the skies.
Soaring through the sky:As the Hollywood megastar, 60, prepared to fly his chopper through South West London, he gave onlookers a friendly wave while carrying a black backpackIn late May, Top Gun: Maverick was released 36 years after the original film and sees Tom reprise his role as the loveable Maverick, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.The movie had originally been scheduled for release in 2020 but was pushed back two years after delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Last month, Top Gun: Maverick reached another impressive milestone at the global box office as it crossed the $1 billion.
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