Cannes 2022: Top Gun Maverick Gets 5-Minute Standing Ovation; Tom Cruise Receives Honorary Palme d’Or
Tom Cruise and his Top Gun: Maverick team touched down on the Palais for The Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The makers surprised people with a high-octane premiere that included eight fighter jets zoomi
Tom
Cruise
and
his
Top
Gun:
Maverick
team
touched
down
on
the
Palais
for
the
Cannes
Film
Festival
on
Wednesday,
May
18,
2022.
The
makers
surprised
people
with
a
high-octane
premiere
that
included
eight
fighter
jets
zooming
above
the
event,
expelling
smoke
in
red
and
blue
to
match
the
colours
of
the
French
flag.
However,
it
ended
with
an
even
more
surprising
note
as
Tom
Cruise
was
lauded
with
a
surprise
Palme
d'Or.
According
to
Deadline,
before
receiving
the
Palme,
which
the
actor
wasn't
expecting
the
makers
had
also
organised
a
tribute
for
the
three-time
Oscar
nominee.
French
fighter
jets
were
seen
taking
the
sky
streaming
blue,
white
and
red
smoke.
The
squadron
did
a
second
pass
before
the
Top
Gun:
Maverick
star
took
the
stage
at
the
Palais.
Cruise
spoke
to
the
crowd
and
said,
"An
incredible
evening
and
an
incredible
time.
Just
to
see
everyone's
faces.
It's
been
36
years
since
Top
Gun
and
we
had
to
hold
this
for
two
years
because
of
the
pandemic.
Thank
you
Paramount
people,
this
was
a
dream
to
be
here
with
you," said
the
blockbuster
actor,
"I'm
going
to
take
this
all
in
and
I'm
never
going
to
forget
this
evening."
"Thank
you
for
being
here.
We're
here
for
you.
I
make
these
movies
for
all
of
you.
I'm
of
you
in
ever
meeting,
in
every
moment,"
he
continued,
"Especially
in
Cannes,
you
love
movies."
Meanwhile,
Top
Gun:
Maverick
also
received
a
five-minute
standing
ovation
from
the
crowd
after
the
screening.
Notably,
Top
Gun:
Maverick
has
been
receiving
rave
reviews
from
critics
and
early
watchers
since
its
world
premiere
earlier
this
month.
The
premiere
attended
by
the
cast
took
place
in
San
Diego
atop
the
retired
aircraft
carrier
USS
Midway.
The
film
is
set
to
bring
the
hotshot
pilot
Maverick
back
to
the
Navy's
elite
TOPGUN
fighter
weapons
school.
This
time
he
will
be
the
one
training
the
latest
batch
of
young
aviators.
Top
Gun:
Maverick
also
stars
Miles
Teller,
Jennifer
Connelly,
Jon
Hamm,
Glen
Powell,
Lewis
Pullman,
and
Ed
Harris.
Notably,
Val
Kilmer
will
be
seen
reprising
his
role
from
the
first
film.
The
film
is
scheduled
to
hit
the
big
screens
on
May
27,
2022.