Lady Gaga Releases Music Video for Emotional 'Top Gun: Maverick' Ballad 'Hold My Hand'

Jon Hamm remembers the excitement of the first day on set of "Top Gun: Maverick" with Tom Cruise.  In an interview with TODAY, Hamm, 51, spoke about working with the film’s star in the newly released movie. "I’ll never forget my first day on set, there’s Tom Cruise, and he says 'Hey,' comes up, gives me a big hug and says, 'It’s so good to have you here,’" Hamm shared during the interview. Jonn Hamm remembers his first day on set of "Top Gun: Maverick" with Tom Cruise.

Alexa, play “Take My Breath Away.” While the nostalgia is overwhelming for Top Gun fans in the sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, not everything is the same for the title character 30 years after the original film.

Top Gun: Maverick has opened up on the power of Lady Gaga’s powerful song on the film, recalling when those behind the movie heard it for the first time. The sequel, released 36 years after the original came out in 1986, sees Tom Cruise return as the legendary Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, as the time comes for him to share his knowledge and skills with the younger generation. The tale is nostalgic to say the least, drawing on the original’s classic soundtrack and introducing new songs to the franchise, including Lady Gaga’s ballad Hold My Hand, which has been described as ‘a love letter to the world during and after a very hard time’.

Tom Cruise as Pete «Maverick» Mitchell and features a special return from Val Kilmer as now-Admiral Tom «Iceman» Kazansky -- doesn't feature any appearances from the female stars of the 1986 original: Kelly McGillis and Meg Ryan.Ryan's character, Carole, the wife of Maverick's late wingman and best friend Nick «Goose» Bradshaw (played by Anthony Edwards) and mother to Miles Teller's Bradley «Rooster» Bradshaw, is referenced in the sequel and seen in flashback scenes. However, there isn't even a mention of McGillis' Charlie Blackwood, a Top Gun instructor and Maverick's love interested in the original.«Those weren't stories that we were throwing around,» Maverick director Joseph Kosinski told Insider of the actresses' absences.

Director David Leitch recently confirmed that Lady Gaga was intended to star in his upcoming movie, “Bullet Train.” Leitch, known for movies such as “Deadpool 2” (2018) and “John Wick” (2014), told Entertainment Weekly that the talks fell apart after Gaga was given the role of Patrizia Reggiani in the Oscar-nominated movie “House of Gucci” (2021) from director Ridley Scott. READ MORE: Will Smith Projects Put On Hold: ‘Bad Boys 4’ & Netflix’s ‘Fast and Loose’ Which David Leitch Has Left “There were short discussions and then, this isn’t going to work because she was preparing for the Ridley movie ‘[House of] Gucci.

"Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski shared that bringing back the female characters played by Meg Ryan and Kelly McGillis was never considered for the 2022 sequel.  During an interview with Insider, Kosinski said, "Those weren't stories that we were throwing around." Ryan, 60, played the character of Goose’s wife Carole Bradshaw in the 1986 movie, and McGillis, 64, played Top Gun instructor Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood.  Meg Ryan and Kelly McGillis were never asked to return in the 2022 sequel "Top Gun: Maverick." (Getty Images) According to Kosinski, the filmmakers wanted to take "Top Gun: Maverick" in a different direction. "I didn't want every storyline to always be looking backwards," Kosinski shared.

On Tuesday, Lady Gaga dropped "Hold My Hand," a single from the soundtrack of Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the beloved, high-flying, homoerotic 1986 Tom Cruise vehicle Top Gun. Today, she's shared the track's visuals courtesy of Joe Kosinski, the director of the forthcoming feature.

“Hold My Hand,” the new single from the movie’s soundtrack.But when Berlin recorded “Take My Breath Away” — the Oscar-winning smash that sent  the hearts of Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis soaring in the 1986 original film — the band was hardly in Gaga’s superstar stratosphere.“We got really lucky because at the time we were nothing,” Terri Nunn, lead singer of Berlin, told The Post. “We had not had a hit at all.

Lady Gaga has shared a dramatic new video for her Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack contribution, ‘Hold My Hand’ – scroll down the page to watch it now.The song was released earlier this week (May 3), marking the star’s first piece of new solo material since 2020’s ‘Chromatica’.The ‘Hold My Hand’ video finds Gaga entering the Top Gun universe, donning aviator shades similar to those sported by Tom Cruise in the original movie, and playing piano on a dusty runway in the middle of a barren landscape.The visuals were directed by Top Gun: Maverick filmmaker Joe Kosinski and feature clips from the upcoming film, as well as scenes from the 1986 original. The video was premiered on MTV, MTV Live, MTVU and on the Paramount Times Square billboards in New York earlier today (May 6).

“Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski had his doubts about Lady Gaga contributing to the soundtrack for the upcoming action film.Gaga, 36, released a ballad Tuesday — titled “Hold My Hand” — for the jam-packed sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise vehicle “Top Gun.” Kosinski, 48, recently confessed that he wasn’t too keen on having the slow, heart-thumping track as a part of the project.“It was nerve-wracking to hear that song for the first time,” Kosinski told Insider, adding that he heard a demo of the track while sitting next to producer Jerry Bruckheimer.“We went over to the record label [offices], and you’re almost afraid you’re not going to like it, because how do you say ‘No thank you’ to Lady Gaga?” the filmmaker continued.However, their spirits soon soared like an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet.“As soon as we heard the song, it was like, ‘Wow, that is a classic melody. That is fantastic,'” Kosinski recalled.

is almost here! The long-awaited sequel hits theaters on May 27, and only ET has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Tom Cruise's return to the skies as Captain Pete «Maverick» Mitchell.«My whole life, I've wanted to make movies or fly airplanes or go to space,» Cruise says in a new featurette for the upcoming film. «I wanted to jump off buildings, go ride fast motorcycles… My life has just been filled with stories — telling stories, creating characters.»For Cruise returns to his beloved character from the 1986 original. Maverick's spent his time in the intervening years as a test pilot, refusing the Navy's attempts to promote him up the chain of command so he can stay in the air as much as possible.

Lady Gaga is showing her appreciation for fellow actor Tom Cruise, kissing him on the cheek after her Las Vegas show on Sunday night.The acclaimed singer who was expected to make an appearance at the 2022 Met Gala, posted a photo of herself planting a kiss on the Hollywood actor, and included another photo returning the kiss to him.Fans of the artist were surprised as they were not aware that the two stars had such a close friendship, however Gaga explained that she was happy to see the actor attending her Jazz & Piano concert residency, taking place at the Park Theater of the Park MGM.“Thank you for coming to the show last night. I love you my friend,” she wrote in the caption, tagging Cruise on her Instagram post.Gaga just released a new song ‘Hold My Hand’ especially recorded for the highly anticipated film ‘Tom Gun: Maverick’ set to be released in theaters May 27, starring Tom Cruise, which she described as a “love letter to the world” sharing her excitement for the new installment of the popular franchise.It seems the sweet photos were posted just at the right time, after Gaga was trending on social media for missing the Met Gala and her new song being released on the same night.

Lady Gaga has shared her contribution to the upcoming Top Gun sequel. Airheads, which is to say fans of things that fly, have been waiting a long time for Top Gun: Maverick to hit theaters with the sequel not only following the 1986 original, but was also pushed back significantly by the pandemic.

Later this month, audiences will finally get to watch the highly anticipated sequel to Tom Cruise‘s beloved 1980s fighter pilot action pic “Top Gun.” There is already some early buzz on “Top Gun: Maverick” after a screening at CinemaCon 2022 in Las Vegas that seems to indicate that the extended wait, due to multiple release date hiccups, will be worth it. The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski (“Tron Legacy,” “Oblivion“) with longtime Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie (“Jack Reacher,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout“) joining the project to help both produce and work on the script.

Lady Gaga has shared the full version of her new single ‘Hold My Hand’, which was recorded as part of the soundtrack for Top Gun: Maverick.You can stream the emotive power ballad below, which Gaga said she has been working on “for years” when she announced it last week.A ten-second preview followed yesterday, along with black-and-white visuals that see Gaga sitting beneath the wing of a plane in an aircraft hanger.She shared further Top Gun themed imagery today (May 3), along with the full single, which was produced by Gaga along with BloodPop and Benjamin Rice.

Lady Gaga has released “Hold My Hand,” the power ballad she co-penned and performs for Paramount/Skydance’s upcoming Top Gun: Maverick which has its world premiere on Wednesday in San Diego. Attendees at CinemaCon in Las Vegas got their first taste of the song when the Tom Cruise sequel screened for exhibition last Thursday, and it’s another in Gaga’s and the Top Gun canon that could go all the way to the Oscars.

Lady Gaga sure knows how to turn the temperature up!MORE: Elton John and David Furnish 'so proud' of sons as they make a surprise appearance with Lady GagaThe star sent fans wild as she shared jaw-dropping bikini photos while lounging by the pool, and fans can't get enough of her.She is having some well-deserved down time, since she is just wrapping up her incredible Las Vegas residency.WATCH: Lady Gaga supports Elton John's sonMORE: Inside Lady Gaga's $22.5m mind-blowing Malibu mega-mansionAs she relaxed by a fabulous pool in the famous city, the Bad Romance singer showed off her incredible figure in a baby blue bikini with gold chain accents.She expertly posed by the stairs of the pool, giving fans a front and back look of her impressive physique as she stood in front of a glamorous glass structure in between buildings with an old-world style. The setting looked calm as can be with no one else around, and she undoubtedly got the best use of it. The stunning postFans did not hesitate to flood her comment section with adoring compliments, writing: "I AM OBSESSED WITH YOU," and: "Stunning as always," as well as: "Uh ohhhhhh troubleeeee," among red hearts and fire emojis galore.MORE: Lady Gaga wows in plunging bridal white gownMORE: Lady Gaga reveals stunning marble bathroom in new selfie - fans reactWhat's more, fans were in for an even more unexpected post, as the songstress surprised her followers with a picture kissing none other than Tom Cruise.