'Top Gun' is getting a sequel 33 years after the original — watch the first trailer

• We've been hearing about a "Top Gun" sequel for years and it's finally happening.
• Thursday, Tom Cruise surprised fans in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con with the first trailer for next year's movie, "Top Gun: Maverick."
• The original 1986 action drama followed students at a flight academy.
• Cruise will reprise his role as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. Val Kilmer will return as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky.
• Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Ed Harris will also star in the new movie. 
• Top Gun: Maverick" will be in theaters in 2020. Watch the trailer below. 

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