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In the summer of 2019, Tom Cruise will once again feel the need for speed.
On Friday, Paramount announced that the long-gestating Top Gun sequel will fly into theatres on July 12, 2019.
In addition, Tron: Legacy filmmaker Joseph Kosinski will direct the film, EW has confirmed. Kosinski and Cruise previously worked together on the 2013 sci-fi dramaOblivion.
Earlier this month, Cruise revealed that he didn’t want the new film to have a number in the title, so it will be called Top Gun: Maverick, after his character’s code name.
“Aviators are back, the need for speed,” he recently told Access Hollywood. “We’re going to have big, fast machines. It’s going to be a competition film, like the first one … but a progression for Maverick.”
Released in 1986, the Tony Scott-directed film raced to over $350 million at the worldwide box office.
Deadline first reported the news of Kosinski’s involvement.
This article originally appeared on EW.com/PEOPLE.
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