We've all got the need for "Top Gun: Maverick."
Tom Cruise returns to his role as hotshot pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in one year, screaming into theaters on July 12, 2019.
Talk about the much-anticipated sequel to 1986's "Top Gun" exploded last year when Cruise announced, "It's definitely happening."
But details about director Joseph Kosinski's film have been maddeningly difficult to come by, even for Martin Blair, who owns the Kansas City Barbeque restaurant in San Diego where key scenes from the original were shot.
"We only hear different snippets – they are filming here or there," Blair says. "There's so much interest. People have been talking about this for decades, and it's finally happening."
Here's what we know so far:
Filming has started, stopped and resumes in September
Cruise, 56, tapped into his 23-year-old Tom Terrific self, signaling on May 30 that filming had begun with a Twitter post featuring the Ray-Bans, the Maverick helmet and a #Day1 "Feel the need" message.
The Department of Defense, no less, confirmed that "Maverick" was shooting at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego.
After two days of filming away from prying eyes, Cruise jetted off to promote "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" around the world. Shooting resumes in September.
Cruise summed up the story to E! News: "It's about a guy who flies jets."
Maverick may have a new love interest
Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly will star alongside Cruise in the female lead role, described as a single mom who owns a bar near the base. Cruise confirmed the casting, promising Connelly will be "amazing" in the movie.
In the original film, Maverick was famously involved with astrophysicist and civilian Top Gun instructor, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood. It's looking like things didn't work out.
Maverick will team up with Goose's son
"Top Gun" focused on risk-taking pilot Maverick and his family-oriented wingman, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards). The bromance ended tragically, with Bradshaw dying after ejecting from their stalled jet.
The new film will feature Maverick, now a flight instructor, mentoring Goose's grown son (we caught glimpses of the boy in the first movie during the "Great Balls of Fire" performance in the barbecue joint).
News of the intense auditions for the coveted role leaked out. Miles Teller beat out a field that included actors Glen Powell and Nicholas Hoult.
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