Top Gun fans are going to have to wait until next summer for the release of "Top Gun: Maverick."<br />The sequel to the hit 1986 film that starred a young Tom Cruise was supposed to hit theaters in December.<br />According to CNN, Paramount studios announced on Thursday that the film will now premiere July 2, 2021.<br />Cruise will be reprising his role as US Naval aviator Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.<br />The film also stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm.<br />Top Gun: Maverick is directed by Joseph Kosinski.