Tom Cruise tweets Top Gun sequel update

Tom Cruise is back on the flight line for a sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun.

The actor tweeted a photo of himself as Navy pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in a flight suit, looking at a fighter jet.

The photo includes the phrase "feel the need".

In the original movie, Cruise's character talks about how he feels the need for speed.

Cruise writes #Day 1 of production of Top Gun: Maverick.

Fans couldn't hold back their enthusiasm.

The movie is scheduled for release in July 2019.

- AP