Paramount Pictures is bringing the heat back to theaters with a brand-new trailer celebrating the 40th anniversary re-release of one of the greatest movies ever made… Top Gun.
The studio is rolling out a special one-week-only IMAX run starting May 13, 2026, where fans can catch both the original film and its massively successful sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, back-to-back on the big screen. If you’ve ever wanted to feel that jet engine roar in your chest again, this is your shot.
The original Top Gun put audiences right in the cockpit with Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a reckless but insanely talented Navy pilot training at the elite Fighter Weapons School.
It’s the kind of movie that didn’t just entertain, it defined an era. The film follows a group of top-tier pilots as they push themselves and their machines to the edge, all competing to prove they’re the best of the best.
Directed by Tony Scott, the film was only his second feature after The Hunger and before Beverly Hills Cop II, but it cemented his reputation for slick, high-energy filmmaking.
The script from Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., combined with production from Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, created something that still hits decades later. The cast is stacked with talent including Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Tim Robbins, and John Stockwell.
Then there’s Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski, which soared into theaters in 2022 and reminded everyone why this franchise matters. It didn’t just rely on nostalgia, it delivered thrilling aerial sequences and gave Maverick a new chapter that actually meant something. Seeing these two films together in IMAX is going to be a wild ride.
Paramount sums it up perfectly: “If you feel the need… Two films. One big screen.” Both movies are getting a limited theatrical run starting May 13th, 2026, and it’s only sticking around for one week. So if you’ve never seen Top Gun in theaters or you just want to relive it the right way, this is the moment.
Fire up those engines and don’t miss it.
