Tom Cruise tweets picture from sets as production starts on Top Gun sequel

Tom Cruise is still feeling the need for speed even after 32 years since Top Gun. Check out the first picture from the sequel.

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

Tom Cruise shared this picture from Top Gun 2 on Twitter. (Twitter)

The actor on Thursday 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.

The movie is scheduled for release in July 2019.