Tom Cruise, who “doesn’t care about his life”, wants to fly a fighter jet himself in “Top Gun 2”?

According to foreign media reports, there was news last weekend that the production of "Top Gun 2" was interrupted because Tom Cruise wanted to learn to fly a fighter jet for "Top Gun 2" and personally take part in the film. However, according to the clarification of the producer Paramount, this is not the case.

This news sounds quite believable because Tom Cruise insists on doing his own stunts no matter how dangerous it is. In Mission: Impossible – Fallout, he personally completed many difficult stunts such as skydiving and flying a helicopter in Kashmir.

However, Paramount quickly refuted the rumor through Entertainment Weekly (EW): most of the news was not true.

First, the filming of "Top Gun 2" has not been interrupted and will continue until next spring (there will only be a break during the Christmas and New Year holidays).

Second, the US government has regulations that ordinary citizens are not allowed to use government equipment, especially military fighter jets. So even if Cruise wanted to, he would not be able to fly a real fighter jet.

However, Cruise is an old pilot with a flying license. At the age of 56, he will still fly some aircraft in the film, but not military fighter jets. He has been training for this.

"Top Gun: Maverick" is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who worked with Cruise on "Oblivion", and is scheduled to be released on July 12, 2019. There will be a lot of exciting high-speed scenes of aerial fighters in the film, and drones will also appear as competitors that threaten pilots' jobs.

Tom Cruise plays Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, who has now retired to become a pilot academy instructor, training a new generation of naval pilots. His old rival Val Kilmer plays Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, who will also return.

In addition, Miles Teller and Glen Powell will star in the new generation of the pilot, and Jennifer Connelly will also play the female lead opposite Cruise.