Studio: -No Way' Tom Cruise Starring In -Top Gun' Sequel

www.accesshollywood.com - 22nd Jul 2008

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Tom Cruise: Sorry “Top Gun” fans, it appears Tom Cruise returning to the franchise has not been cleared for take off.

Earlier this week, reports surfaced suggesting Cruise was in line to reprise his role as Maverick in the fighter jet film, 22 years after the original.

However, Access Hollywood has confirmed those reports are false.

When contacted by Access, a spokesperson for Paramount (which released “Top Gun” in 1986) said there was “no way” Cruise would be returning to the role.

In addition, a rep for Cruise also told Access the reports of a Maverick reprisal are completely untrue.

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