Tom Cruise attends the Top Gun: Maverick Royal London film premiere

Tom Cruise looks suave in a black tuxedo while rumoured love interest Hayley Atwell sizzles in an ab-flashing velvet crop top and skirt at the star-studded London premiere for Top Gun: Maverick

- The actor, 59, dressed to impress in a classic black tuxedo as he graced the red carpet, in the sequel to Tony Scott’s classic 1986 blockbuster Top Gun movie.

Tom Cruise once again cut a suave figure on Thursday as he attended the star-studded London premiere of his latest film Top Gun: Maverick, held at Leicester Square Gardens.

The actor, 59, dressed to impress in a classic black tuxedo as he graced the red carpet, hours after jetting in from the Cannes Film Festival where he attended the film’s screening the previous day.

Tom was on good company at he premiere as Hayley Atwell, his rumoured love interest, was also in attendance with the actress looking stunning in a black velvet crop top and matching long skirt.

There he is! Tom Cruise once again cut a suave figure on Thursday as he attended the star-studded London premiere of his latest film Top Gun: Maverick, held at Leicester Square Gardens

Tom looked in great spirits as he happily chatted to reporters despite his busy few days promoting the remake of his 1986 hit film.

He teamed his black dinner jacket and matching trousers with a coordinating bow tie, crisp white shirt and smart shoes.

The previous day at the Cannes screening of his film, Tom looked touched as he was awarded an honorary Palme d’Or award, presented to him by the festival’s president Pierre Lescure.

Speaking at the screening amid his award, Tom said: ‘They all worked so hard to bring this to the big screen, and it’s a dream to be here. I’m never going to forget this evening.’

Tom was on good company at he premiere as Hayley Atwell, his rumoured love interest, was also in attendance with the actress looking stunning in a black velvet crop top and matching long skirt.

He went on: ‘Thank you for this time. I make these movies for all of you’.

The sequel to Tony Scott’s classic 1986 blockbuster Top Gun has been unanimously praised in early reviews with one even declaring that it ‘improves upon the original in every conceivable way.’

Tom, who is famous for doing his own stunts, is said to have trained to withstand g-force power and actually flew in real fighter jets for the sequel.

‘Whenever the film threatens to become too cosy, it shocks itself – and us – back into the present with another madly ambitious action sequence.’

Tom looked in great spirits as he happily chatted to reporters despite his busy few days promoting the remake of his 1986 hit film.

Good to be here: Tom looked in great spirits as he happily chatted to press including MatkMeets despite his busy few days promoting the remake of his 1986 hit film

Tom underwent a full Aviation Survival Training Curriculum before going up in the US Navy F-18, as did his co-stars. They worked up to the supersonic jets by going up in a succession of slower planes first over many months.

Much has been made of Tom’s insistence on real flying scenes, with no CGI work. He has said in numerous interviews that he refused to even talk about a Top Gun sequel unless they flew in real planes.

Tom said: ‘For years, people had said, ‘Can’t you shoot [the movie] with CGI?’ And I always said, ‘No. That’s not the experience.’ I said, ‘I need to find the right story. And we’re going to need the right team. This movie is like trying to hit a bullet with a bullet. I’m not playing.’

Impressive: The sequel to Tony Scott’s classic 1986 blockbuster Top Gun has been unanimously praised in early reviews with one even declaring that it ‘improves upon the original in every conceivable way’ (Tom Cruise pictured in character)