French Air Force fighter jets streaming red, white and blue smoke shot over the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday in a salute to Top Gun star Tom Cruise.
Moments earlier Tom Cruise walked the red carpet up the steps of the Palais des Festivals with Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer, screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie and cast members Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Miles Teller.
The 59-year-old movie star was awarded an honorary Palme d’Or for a career of big-screen films.
Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 hit Top Gun, will open in American movie theaters on May 27.