Tom Cruise Talks Making Top Gun: Maverick in a New PEOPLE Special Edition
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#34;I wanted it to be a love letter to aviation," Cruise tells PEOPLE of his plan to shoot the sequel's extreme flying in real life. Says Top Gun: Maverick's Navy advisor: "Everyone thought he was crazy"
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Tom Cruise Talks Making Top Gun: Maverick in a New PEOPLE Special Edition
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