On the first day after the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, the entire Côte d'Azur seemed to echo with only one name - Tom Cruise.

On May 18, 2022, local time, in Cannes, France, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, the out-of-competition film "Top Gun: Maverick" (Top Gun: Maverick) held its premiere. Visual China Map

At 7 p.m. local time on May 18, Tom, who is very popular, came to the Movie Palace with "Top Gun: Maverick" (Top Gun: Maverick). On the red carpet, a large number of movie fans had already arrived hours in advance to wait, blocking the surrounding of the film palace, and the Cannes star chasing scene, which had not appeared for a long time, returned. At the same time, eight French Air Force fighter jets also cut through the sky and pulled out red, white and blue smoke, pushing the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.
Tom Cruise first attended the Cannes Film Festival in 1992, with "Far and Away" starring him and his then-wife Nicole Kidman as the year's closing film. Cruise is still at the closing ceremony, to beat the "Big Game", "Howard Manor", "Travel", "Twin Peaks: Walking With Fire" and other strong opponents, the film "Benevolent Betrayal" and its director won the Palme d'Or. Billy August, presented the trophy. That day was May 18, 1992, exactly 30 years apart from the screening of "Top Gun 2".

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Thirty years have passed, and Tom Cruise, who will celebrate his 60th birthday in July this year, seems to have the secret to eternal youth. Yesterday's movie palace scene, whether it is interacting with fans before the screening, or taking the stage to introduce the filming process after the screening, Cruise is always full of vitality. In the words of Joseph Kosinski, the director of the film: "He came to the set every day, with the enthusiasm in his chest, it felt like it was his first film, and at the same time he would give 200 percent every day. It feels like this is his last film."

On May 4, 2022 local time, in San Diego, California, the United States, the film "Top Gun 2: The Lone Ranger" held its world premiere at the Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum. Starring Tom Cruise attended by helicopter. Visual China Map

On the morning of May 18, Tom Cruise also gave a master class lecture at the Debussy Room in Cannes. Before the start of the event, as usual, the organizer specially edited a more than ten-minute tribute short film for him, bringing together all the highlight moments of Cruise since his filming. However, there are also sharp-eyed viewers who found that Nicole Kidman, his ex-wife who had worked with him in three films including "Eyes Wide Shut", didn't even have a second of appearance time, but others - "Rain Man" Dustin Hoffman in "Interview with the Vampire", Kristen Dunst in "Interview with the Vampire", Renee Zellweger in "Mr. Sweetheart", ex-girlfriend Penello in "Vanilla Sky" P. Cruz and so on - obviously all appeared.

On May 18, 2022, local time, in Cannes, France, Tom Cruise attended the ceremony to receive the Palme d'Or during the 75th Cannes Film Festival in France. Visual China Map

Afterwards, Tom Cruise received a special Cannes Palme d'Or from Cannes Film Festival Artistic Director Fumau, and also won a standing ovation from the audience for several minutes. When asked about the two-year delay in release of "Top Gun 2" due to the epidemic, Cruise made it clear that he had never considered putting the film on a streaming platform - "I only want to make it big. Movies on the Screen". He also mentioned that during the epidemic, he sent this text message to representatives of theater practitioners across the United States: "Hold on, I know very well what everyone is going through at the moment. But rest assured, "Mission Impossible 7" and "Top Gun" 2" is already on the way."
"Top Gun 2" currently has a 97% favorable rating from professional film critics on the film review website "Rotten Tomatoes". Last night's live audience also gave a positive reaction, applauding for four or five minutes. "It was an unbelievable night. It's hard to imagine that 36 years after the release of Top Gun, I can stand here and meet you all." Cruise said excitedly, "Tonight, I will never forget it. ."
After the screening in Cannes, Tom Cruise took a special plane to London, England, and "Top Gun 2" will hold a special screening for the British royal family on May 19, local time. The film will be released in North America on May 27.