Tom Cruise will wear the "Wings of Gold" of a marine pilot on his lapel not only in "Top Gun", but also in real life.
The Hollywood star and tireless action hero Tom Cruise (58, "Collateral") has an honorary title from the US Navy awarded. Together with producer Jerry Bruckheimer (77) he was made an honorary naval aviator and from now on can officially attach the "Wings of Gold" of the Marienpiloten to his lapel. Only 34 other people received this honor before the duo, reports the US magazine "People".
Accordingly, the award ceremony took place in the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, shortly before the continuation of the cult film, "Top Gun: Maverick", was shown there. The reason for the award was given by the military: "In the history of film there is no more iconic pilot film than Paramount Pictures' 'Top Gun', released in 1986."
Thanks to the strip produced by Bruckheimer, a realistic representation of the "fighting spirit" of the navy pilots found its way into popular culture – and the success in recruiting new candidates had promptly skyrocketed. "Top Gun: Maverick" has already been shot, but due to the corona pandemic, Cruise's return as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell will not be shown in German cinemas until July 8, 2021.