Actor Tom Cruise makes a surprise appearance to promote Top Gun: Maverick during Comic Con in San Diego, California on July 18, 2019. — AFP Photo The Hollywood A-lister arrived unannounced in the pop culture gathering's cavernous Hall H along with footage of the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 smash action film that made him a household name. "You all have asked for many, many years. I travel around the world, people say, why don't you do another one, when are you are going to do another one?" he said to a rapturous crowd. "Thirty-four years you guys have been very patient with me, and I felt it was my responsibility to finally really deliver for you." Footage revealed few plot details, but showed Cruise's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell as an ageing pilot who refuses to retire, despite failing to rise up the ranks. Swooping shots of fighter jets launching off aircraft carriers were "all real" and the result of working closely with US Navy officials, Cruise said. "I really wanted … [Read more...] about Tom Cruise shocks Comic-Con with new Top Gun footage