Tom Cruise flies his P-51 Mustang out of Naples, Florida Airport
Tom Cruise is once more taking to the sky.
The 60-year-old A-lister was recently spotted at Naples Airport in Florida, taking a tiny plane he owns out for a flight as he gets ready to start filming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two.
Tuesday, as he got ready to board a flight in his P-51 Mustang, Cruise was spotted at the airport wearing a light blue shirt and black pants.
On the spring day at the airfield, he was in good shape and sported shaggy brown hair.
For the weekend outing, Cruise was spotted donning sunglasses and an aviation headset as he boarded the aircraft that bore his name on the side.
The antique aircraft was used by Cruise in his wildly popular summertime sequel from the previous year, Top Gun: Maverick.
According to The Sun, the aircraft had been in operation during World War II and the one Cruise possesses is thought to have been built in 1946.
The actor was spotted before the film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, in which he will reprise his role as Ethan Hunt, began filming.
The film, which also features Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, and Vanessa Kirby and is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, is scheduled to hit theaters in June 2024.
Additionally, Cruise is preparing for the Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One promotional tour, which will begin in July, reported by Adam. S. Levy from Daily Mail.
Known for performing his own stunts, Cruise first discovered his love of flying while filming the 1986 action hit Top Gun.
The action hero reportedly owns two further aircraft and obtained his license for the first time in 1994, according to the site.
According to Box Office Mojo, Top Gun: Maverick earned $1.49 billion worldwide, including $718 million in domestic sales, since it debuted in theaters in May of last year.
On six nominations, the movie received one Academy Award for Best Sound earlier this year.
In addition, it received nominations for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) for Lady Gaga and BloodPop’s Hold My Hand, and Best Achievement in Film Editing.
Following his failure to receive any individual acting nominations for his performance in the well-received sequel, Cruise made headlines earlier this year when he chose not to attend the Oscars.
In an interview with The Sun, the actor’s co-star Jay Ellis referred to Cruise as “the last great movie star.”
Ellis declared, “Tom is special.” He completed every task. I believe that Tom is slept on. However, people need to be aware that he is the final great movie star.
‘What people forget is that [Cruise’s] body of work is really extensive,’ said Ellis, ‘he has done every genre; there is character, story, action, everything – and he succeeded.’
“His ability to not only use the camera while organically performing on camera is a masterclass,” Ellis continued.
There are not many people who can perform the task in his manner. He is the kindest, most sincere, and openly generous individual.