Jon Hamm Recalls His First Time Seeing Tom Cruise On Top Gun 2 Set
Jon Hamm recalls the first time he saw Tom Cruise on the Top Gun: Maverick set. Hamm joins Cruise in the new movie, with the latter reprising his role as Pete «Maverick» Mitchell, the highly-skilled hot-shot pilot from the 1986 Tony Scott-directed Top Gun. Now, Maverick must train a new generation of pilots for a daring mission. Although the original film received mixed reception upon initial release, fan appreciation propelled it to financial success, and has helped it become an enduring classic. However, stellar reviews of the sequel indicate that Top Gun: Maverick may surpass the original on nearly every level.
Hamm stars as Vice Admiral Beau «Cyclone» Simpson, the commander of the US Naval Air Forces who has recruited Cruise and the team of trainees for the dangerous mission. Like Tom Skerritt's Commander Mike «Viper» Metcalf from the original Top Gun film, Simpson is the voice of authority struggling to keep Maverick in line, reminding the hothead that he is reckless. However, Simpson is not without his own commanding officer, with Admiral Tom «Iceman» Kazansky played by Val Kilmer, who has returned to his original role after 36 years.
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THR recently caught up with Hamm, who recalls the very first time he saw Cruise on the Top Gun: Maverick set. When asked about one of the actor's most memorable days working on the film, Hamm claims that his first day was the clear standout. According to the actor, he strolled into a large aircraft hangar filled with fighter jets, where he was greeted by a boisterous Cruise. Read how the encounter went in Hamm's words below:
The first day. Easy. I walked onto the set, which was in an aircraft hangar. There were two F-18
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