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Top Gun star, 56, recreates iconic motorbike scene with Jennifer Connelly, 47, THIRTY TWO years after blockbuster original - and doesn't he look good!

Published: 13:30 EDT, 2 November 2018 | Updated: 16:00 EDT, 2 November 2018

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Tom Cruise donned his trademark khaki bomber jacket as he filmed more scenes for the Top Gun sequel on Thursday, 32 years after the original action movie.

The 56-year-old was pictured in Los Angeles, looking as youthful as ever, as he got back into character as Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell to film motorbike scenes with Jennifer Connelly - although according to a nametag on his character's jacket, he's now a Captain.

Connelly, 47, will play Maverick's love interest in Top Gun: Maverick, replacing Kelly McGillis who played Charlie in the original.

He's back! Tom Cruise is pictured on the set of Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 hit, in Los Angeles on Thursday with costar Jennifer Connelly

Holding on tight: Tom, 56, reprises his role as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in the action flick with Jennifer playing his love interest

Her hero: The 47-year-old actress gave her handsome costar a kiss after hopping off the bike

Cruise would have been 24 when the original flick was released in 1986 And he didn't appear to have aged a day as he donned his military jacket and aviators.

Thursday's scene, featuring an ocean backdrop, had Cruise riding the motorcycle with Connelly beaming away with the wind in her hair while holding on tight to the movie hero.

Connelly sat on the back of the high-powered motorcycle wearing a navy bomber and cropped blue jeans.

After a little while she hopped off the bike and gave Cruise a kiss on the cheek before finally locking lips as cameras rolled.

Stud: Cruise would have been 24 when the original flick was released in 1986 And he didn't appear to have aged a day as he donned his military jacket and aviators

Going for a ride: Kelly McGillis, 61, played Maverick's love interest Charlie in the original movie

Speedy: Cruise's bike of choice for the new movie is a limited edition Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon which costs around $30,000 new and is one of the fastest road bikes in the world

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Action: Cameras rolled as the duo shared a tender moment while Cruise as Maverick sat on the motorbike

Flirty gaze: Connelly looked youthful as ever in a navy bomber jacket and cropped jeans

Cruise's bike of choice for the new movie is a limited edition Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon which costs around $30,000 new and is one of the fastest road bikes in the world.

Much of the original movie was filmed in San Diego but it looks like the sequel will also feature shots of Los Angeles.

Val Kilmer, who played Lt. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky in the original, will also reprise his role in the sequel. The actor recently battled throat cancer, which he revealed during his December 2017 interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Jon Hamm and Ed Harris are also joining the cast for the second installment.

Nothing's changed: Cruise appears to have barely aged a day since the original movie was released in 1986 when he would have been 24

LA sights: The duo filmed a scene with the ocean in the background

Action sequence: Thursday's scene had Cruise riding the motorcycle with Connelly beaming away with the wind in her hair while holding on tight to the movie hero

PROMOTED: His jacket includes a Top Gun nametag for 'Capt Pete Mitchell' - several steps up from Lieutenant, which he was in the original

Despite having brown hair herself, it appears Connelly may be wearing a wig for her role

Deadline reports that Cruise's character Maverick will be a Top Gun flight instructor in the sequel; he serves as a mentor to Goose's son.

The sequel is directed by Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion, TRON: Legacy) and will hit theaters in 2020.

Tony Scott, who directed the original, was going to helm the sequel but he committed suicide in 2012 just as production talks were beginning.

Ready for action: Val Kilmer, 58, is reprising his role as Iceman in the upcoming flick due for release in 2020

Classic: Tony Scott, who directed the original (Cruise is pictured in the 1986 flick), was going to helm the sequel but he committed suicide in 2012 just as production talks were beginning