Cannes Film Festival has confirmed that Paramount Pictures’ upcoming action sequel Top Gun: Maverick will officially be screening at this year’s upcoming festival on May 18, ahead of its U.S. theatrical release on May 27.
The event will be attended by Tom Cruise, who will also be getting a special tribute at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Top Gun: Maverick is set in a world of drone technology and fifth-generation fighters, and explores the end of the era of dogfighting.
The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who previously worked with Cruise in Oblivion, from a screenplay written by Peter Craig, Justin Marks, and Eric Warren Singer.