Tom Cruise in Lemoore!!!

The following article was written by Luke Brown, Communications major at Sonoma State University. 

He is the son of Chris and Janet and will graduate in June 2019.

Filming of Top Gun Taking Place in Lemoore

It has been more than three decades since the movie, Top Gun, first hit theatres and many fans are excited about the new sequel coming out in 2020.

Last week, Tom Cruise -- who plays Lieutenant Pete Maverick in Top Gun -- was spotted in Lemoore while filming part of the new movie, Top Gun: Maverick. Cruise, managed to keep his stay in Lemoore brief, as he was only there on Tuesday and Wednesday. The filming took place at the Lemoore Naval Air Station, which is the newest and largest Master Jet Base in the U.S. Navy. When word spread that Cruise was on base, several people tried showing up to the naval air station to get a glimpse of the actor.

Paramount Pictures arrived in Lemoore with roughly eight trailers full of equipment and production staff. The crew spent a week filming parts of the movie, but not all scenes required Tom Cruise to be there.

The Department of Defense approved the production late last year. Most of the scenes have been shot on U.S. Naval Aircraft carriers, including naval aviators and crews as extras in the film. Combat scenes will feature Lemoore’s very own pilots flying the F-18 Super Hornet and the new F-35 Strike Fighter.

Originally scheduled to hit theatres in July 2019, Top Gun: Maverick had its premiere pushed back almost a year by Paramount Pictures. The studio announced that the film’s new release date will be June 26, 2020.

Written by: Luke Brown