Release of Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun Maverick' pushed to December 2020

New Delhi [India], April 3 : Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise on Friday announced that the release of his much-awaited flick 'Top Gun Maverick' has been pushed from June 2020 to December 2020.

The 57-year-old actor took to Twitter to make the announcement about the sequel to his film.

"I know many of you have waited 34 years. Unfortunately, it will be a little longer. Top Gun: Maverick will fly this December. Stay safe, everyone," he tweeted.

'Top Gun: Maverick', that has come 34 years after its predecessor, will now release in December 2020.

In the film, Cruise is a veteran test pilot who goes by the name Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. He is assigned the job of training a group of graduates from the USAF Top Gun program for a highly specialised and risky mission.

( With inputs from ANI )