Norton — who is a spectacular host who often thinks on his feet — asked Efron if he was somehow angling for a role in the upcoming Top Gun 2, a sequel that Cruise has said he’ll start filming in 2018.
Zac Efron and Tom Cruise were on the Graham Norton Show in the UK, promoting Baywatch and The Mummy, respectively, when Efron started to open up about Cruise’s influence on the industry, in general.
Instead of getting a walk-on role, Efron got to reenact the infamous double-hand-slap that Cruise did with Anthony Edwards in Tony Scott’s legendary fly-boy thriller.
Efron was surprisingly sweet when he talked about Cruise’s effort to create a full character arc in each of his movies, whether he’s working in drama, action or comedy.
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Zac Efron Recreates Top Gun | The Graham Norton Show