Tom Cruise follows through on ‘Top Gun’ promise to Ohio State marching band

A view of the red carpet appears at the world premiere of "Top Gun: Maverick" on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the USS Midway in San Diego.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Maverick came through.

Following up on a promise he made to the Ohio State University Marching Band in December, Tom Cruise (or Cruise’s people, it’s not likely he made the call to reserve the building) set up a screening of the new Top Gun sequel to reward TBDBITL for its Top Gun-themed halftime show last season.

“Top Gun: Maverick” is scheduled to be released on May 27, but members of the marching band can attend a screening on Friday at the Wexner Center for the Arts on Ohio State’s campus at 7 p.m. All the members of last year’s marching band were invited, and according to Ohio State, more than 200 students and staff are expected to attend.

The world premiere of the movie took place on the USS Midway in San Diego on May 4.

The band performed the Top Gun show on Nov. 13. Cruise responded with a note that was read to the band during rehearsals for the Rose Bowl in late December.

Dear Band, The Top Gun tribute was fantastic. What a phenomenal performance – thank you! I’d love for you all to be my guests for a special screening of Top Gun: Maverick in Columbus this Spring.

And now that screening is almost here.

Here is that performance that so impressed Cruise.

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