Top Gun hero Maverick, will be back in cinemas all over the world and Tom Cruise will return to the Festival de Cannes where he has made only one appearance before: on May 18, 1992, for Ron Howard’s Far and Away, the closing film of the 45th Festival. That evening, he had awarded the Palme d'or to director Bille August for his film The Best Intentions.
A special tribute to Tom Cruise

Picture of the film TOP GUN : MAVERICK by Joseph KOSINSKI © 2022 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved
Tom Cruise will be in attendance in Cannes on May 18, 2022 for the screening of Top Gun: Maverick, scheduled for release on May 25 in France and May 27 in the US. The Festival will also pay a special tribute to Tom Cruise for his career.
Wednesday, May 18th - 4 pm - Debussy Theatre
Exactly thirty years later, on May 18, 2022, the Festival de Cannes will pay him an exceptional tribute for his lifetime achievements. On that special day, Tom Cruise will have an on-stage conversation with journalist Didier Allouch in the afternoon and will walk up the steps of the Palais des Festivals for the evening screening of Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski.
A film by Joseph Kosinski
Starring Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman et Ed Harris
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, David Ellison et Christopher McQuarrie
Distributed in France by Paramount Pictures France
Distributed in the United States by Paramount Pictures
French release on Wednesday May 25, 2022
US release on Friday May 27, 2022
A special tribute to Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise will be in attendance in Cannes on May 18, 2022 for the screening of Top Gun: Maverick, scheduled for release on May 25 in France and May 27 in the US. The Festival will also pay a special tribute to Tom Cruise for his career.
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A special tribute to Tom Cruise
Under French law n° 78-17 of 6 January 1978, modified relating to data processing, files, and liberties, internet users have the right to oppose (art. 38 of the law), access (art. 39 of the law), and amend and delete (art. 40 of the law) data concerning them. To exercise these rights, the internet user must contact: Direction juridique OGF, 31 rue de Cambrai 75946 PARIS cedex 19, or the following email address informatiqueetlibertes.dj@ogf.fr, accompanied by a copy of proof of identification.
OGF has declared the above files to the CNIL, registered under the n° 1607719.