Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, and the rest of the 'Top Gun: Maverick' cast dazzle on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet

Jason GuerrasioMay 19, 2022, 04:33 IST

Tom Cruise at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival with "Top Gun: Maverick."Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

"Top Gun: Maverick" had its glitzy red-carpet premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.
See the stunning looks from Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, and more.

Tom Cruise plays Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a role he originated in the first "Top Gun" movie back in 1986.

Tom Cruise.Dominique Charriau/WireImage/Getty

Jennifer Connelly plays Penny Benjamin, an old flame of Mitchell's who comes back into his life when he returns to the Top Gun academy.

Jennifer Connelly.Joe Maher/Getty

Miles Teller plays Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, the son of Mitchell's best friend "Goose," who has followed in his dad's footsteps and is a Navy pilot.

Miles Teller.Daniele Venturelli/WireImage/Getty

Here's Teller with his wife Keleigh Sperry on the red carpet.

Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Glen Powell plays cocky pilot Jake "Hangman" Seresin and steals every scene he's in.

(L-R) Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, and Glen Powell.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Jon Hamm plays Beau "Cyclone" Simpson, who runs Top Gun and is Maverick's boss.

Jon Hamm.Vittorio Celotto/Getty

Jay Ellis plays Reuben "Payback" Fitch, one of the young pilots Mitchell has to prepare for a big mission.

Jay Ellis.Dominique Charriau/WireImage/Getty

"Top Gun" franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer and "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski stand on the carpet with their cast.

(L-R) Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Glen Powell, Tom Cruise, Jay Ellis, Greg Tarzan Davis, and Danny Ramirez.Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty

And it's Cannes, so the stars came out even though they aren't in the movie. Like Elle Fanning.

Elle Fanning.Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty

Viola Davis also showed up.

Viola Davis.Daniele Venturelli/WireImage/Getty

And Eva Longoria stunned in this dress.

Eva Longoria.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

In grand Cannes fashion, the red-carpet arrivals ended with an airshow. Before the cast walked in, they saw the French elite acrobatic flying unit, Patrouille de France, soar overhead.

Permission for a fly-by granted!Valery Hache/AFP/Getty

In grand Cannes fashion, the red-carpet arrivals ended with an airshow. Before the cast walked in, they saw the French elite acrobatic flying unit, Patrouille de France, soar overhead.

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Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, and the rest of the 'Top Gun: Maverick' cast dazzle on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet

Tom Cruise plays Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a role he originated in the first "Top Gun" movie back in 1986.

Jennifer Connelly plays Penny Benjamin, an old flame of Mitchell's who comes back into his life when he returns to the Top Gun academy.

Miles Teller plays Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, the son of Mitchell's best friend "Goose," who has followed in his dad's footsteps and is a Navy pilot.

Here's Teller with his wife Keleigh Sperry on the red carpet.

Glen Powell plays cocky pilot Jake "Hangman" Seresin and steals every scene he's in.

Jon Hamm plays Beau "Cyclone" Simpson, who runs Top Gun and is Maverick's boss.

Jay Ellis plays Reuben "Payback" Fitch, one of the young pilots Mitchell has to prepare for a big mission.

"Top Gun" franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer and "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski stand on the carpet with their cast.

And it's Cannes, so the stars came out even though they aren't in the movie. Like Elle Fanning.

Viola Davis also showed up.

And Eva Longoria stunned in this dress.

In grand Cannes fashion, the red-carpet arrivals ended with an airshow. Before the cast walked in, they saw the French elite acrobatic flying unit, Patrouille de France, soar overhead.