Tom Cruise confirms this classic 1980s movie is finally getting its long-awaited sequel

American actor Tom Cruise on the set of Top Gun, directed by Tony Scott. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

“Top Gun 2” is officially happening! Tom Cruise aka Maverick himself confirmed the news during a Tuesday interview with Australia’s “Sunrise,” saying, “It’s true, yeah, it’s true.”

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“You know what? I’m going to start filming it probably in the next year. I know, it’s happening. It is definitely happening,” he continued. “You’re the first people that I’ve really said it [to]. This is going to happen.”

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Fans of the classic 1980s action movie have been hoping for a sequel for a while now — hopes that grew larger after Cruise admitted last year during an episode of “The Graham Norton Show” that he’d been working with producer Jerry Bruckheimer to get the ball rolling.

“We’re discussing it. We’re trying to figure it out,” he said at the time. “I’d love to work on it if we can figure it out.”

The interview came after Bruckheimer shared a photo of him and Cruise on Twitter, teasing fans and writing, “Just got back from a weekend in New Orleans to see my old friend @TomCruise and discuss a little Top Gun 2.”

The pair were together again just a few days ago, and Bruckheimer dropped another hint that a sequel could be in the works, saying, “In Paris for # press and stopped by the MI:6 set to see TC on the 31st anniversary of Top Gun opening day.”

Now we know what they’ve been up to and that “Top Gun 2” really is in the works!

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