It was the '80s action drama that has spawned a million fancy dress outfits and now it's been confirmed that Top Gun is set to return for a sequel. 

Tom Cruise, who starred as LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the 1986 cult classic, broke the news on Australian Breakfast show Sunrise while we were all sleeping on this side of the world. 

WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE: @TomCruise just confirmed that Top Gun 2 is happening! "I’m gonna start filming it probably in the next year". #sun7 pic.twitter.com/X17xvxz4Q4

— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) May 23, 2017

This is bound to get people very excited as the original movie gained insane worldwide popularity for a number of reasons, not least because of 'Take My Breath Away', the Academy Award winning song by Berlin which was tied to it. 

If you haven't seen the original tale of friendship, loss, and ehhh... fighter pilots then it seems now is the perfect time to check it out. 

What do you make of the exciting news? Let us know in the comments.

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