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

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