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And speaking of skydiving, Cruise also filmed a special thank you to fans for making \"Top Gun: Maverick\" the No. 1 movie of the year.

He shot the message high in the air over South Africa while shooting another scene from the two upcoming M:I movies, which are being filmed mostly concurrently.

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PHOTO: Tom Cruise before skydiving in a special announcement video about Top Gun: Maverick from the set of Mission Impossible.
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Cruise begins the message in a helicopter, before continuing while free-falling.

\"Thank you for supporting 'Top Gun: Maverick'; as always thank you for allowing us to entertain you. It truly is the honor of a lifetime,\" the star says as he falls.

Cruise notes that he's running out of altitude to actually film what he needs to for the film, so he ends by saying, \"You have a very safe and happy holiday.\"

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Paramount Pictures
PHOTO: Tom Cruise skydives in a special announcement video about Top Gun: Maverick from the set of Mission Impossible.
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He concludes with, \"We'll see you at the movies.\"

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