Tom Cruise revealed "Top Gun: Maverick" would "never" make its theatrical debut on a streaming network despite years of setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cruise and the "Top Gun" team touched down at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday afternoon for the European premiere, a spectacle that included eight fighter jets flying high above the Palais, with red and blue smoke streaming from behind to match the colors of the French flag.
Festival president Pierre Lescure also announced Cruise as the recipient of a surprise Palme d’Or award — about 15 honorary Palmes have been given before — on stage with an audience, who gave a standing ovation just before the sequel's screening began.
The 59-year-old actor returned to Cannes for the first time in three decades and walked alongside his "Top Gun" co-stars, including Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Glen Powell.The last time he attended the star-studded event was in 1992 with ex-wife Nicole Kidman for their "Far and Away" flick directed by Ron Howard.
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