Living the high life: Tom Cruise, 60, was snapped preparing for takeoff in his P-51 Mustang out of a Florida airport as he prepares to film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two
Cruise incorporated the vintage aircraft into his smash-hit summer sequel last year, Top Gun: Maverick.
The aircrafts had been used during World War II, as the one Cruise owns was believed to been constructed in 1946, The Sun reported.
The actor was seen ahead of commencing with the production of the film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, in which he will reprise his role of Ethan Hunt.
The motion picture, which is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, also stars Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby, and is expected to arrive in theaters June of 2024.
Cruise is also gearing up for promotional trail for the first installment, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which is slated to his theaters in July.
Cruise, who is known for doing his own stunts, initially began developing his passion for flying during the production of his 1986 blockbuster Top Gun.
The action star initially received his license in 1994, and is believed to own two additional aircrafts, the outlet reported.
Top Gun: Maverick hit theaters in May of last year and garnered $1.49 billion including $718 million in domestic revenues, according to Box Office Mojo.
Cruise sported shaggy brown locks and looked fit on the spring day at the airfield
Cruise was seen in the aircraft – which bore his name on the side of it – and was pictured donning sunglasses and an aviation headset for the weekday outing
The actor looked focused as he sat in the cockpit of the aircraft
The actor was seen disembarking from the vintage aircraft on the outing
The veteran Hollywood star was seen hopping on the wing of the airplane
Cruise was seen sitting in the aircraft, one in a number he owns
Cruise had paperwork that referred to the Mission Impossible film on slate
The film garnered one Academy Award for Best Sound on six nominations earlier this year.
It was also nominated for Best Achievement in Film Editing, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) for Lady Gaga and BloodPop’s Hold My Hand, Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Cruise made headlines earlier this year when he did not attend the Oscars, after he did not receive any individual acting nominations for his work in the well-received sequel.
The A-list actor was pictured at the airfield on Wednesday amid prep for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two
He was clad in a navy blue shirt with black pants and black boots on the outing
He was seen stepping off of an aircraft at the Florida airport
Cruise, who is known for doing his own stunts, initially began developing his passion for flying during the production of his 1986 blockbuster Top Gun
He was seen exiting the aircraft with a number of associates on the spring day
The actor’s costar Jay Ellis called Cruise ‘the last great movie star’ in a chat with The Sun.
‘Tom is unique,’ Ellis said. ‘He has done it all. I think people sleep on Tom. But people should know that he is the last great movie star.’
Ellis noted that ‘what people forget is that [Cruise’s] body of work is very vast,’ as ‘he has done every genre; there is character, plot, action, everything – and he succeeded.’
Ellis continued: ‘His ability to not only organically perform and use the camera while organically performing on camera is a masterclass.
‘There are not a lot of folks out there, none that can do it in the way he does. He is the nicest, most genuine and just giving open guy.’
