On the 31 July 1986, the aviation action film,Top Gun, hit cinemas.

The movie, directed by the late great action filmmaker Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis and many more, took us into the "danger zone" with its thrilling aerial scenes, iconic moments and epic soundtrack.

Now, all these years later, the cult classic is getting a sequel with Top Gun: Maverick.

Watch the trailer for Top Gun: Maverick here. Post continues below.

While Tom Cruise and some of the original cast will reprise their roles for the second instalment,Maverickwill feature new faces including Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly and Miles Teller.

So, before you go out to see it, here's where the original cast ofTop Gunare to now.

Tom Cruise.

ICYMI, Tom Cruise starred as the skilled naval aviator, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.

The lead role blasted the then 24-year-old Cruise into the stratosphere, and following the film, he starred in the Oscar-winning 1988 movieRain Manalongside Dustin Hoffman.

Cruise has since appeared in many films includingBorn on the Fourth of July(which earned the actor his first Oscar nomination),Days of Thunder(the film that introduced him to Nicole Kidman, to whom he was married from 1990 to 2001), andA Few Good Men.

The now 59-year-old actor is most well-known as an action star, playing Ethan Hunt in theMission: Impossiblefranchise and Jack Reacher in the films of the same name.

From 2006 to 2012, Cruise was married to Katie Holmes and the two actors have a daughter named Suri.

However, the actor, who is a devoted Scientologist, has not seen her for years.

"Tom eats, breathes and sleeps Scientology," a source told In Touch in 2016.

"He’s disconnected from Katie, and then de facto from Suri, because of her connection to Katie. He hasn’t seen her since she was seven," they alleged.

Read more: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri is all grown up. This is what her life is like now.

Kelly McGillis.

Kelly McGillis played astrophysicist and civilian Top Gun instructor, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood whose interest in Maverick’s impressive flying abilities lead to a romantic relationship.

Since the film, McGillis has starred in critically acclaimed films such asThe Accusedalongside Jodie Foster, and gone into theatre, working with the prestigious Shakespeare Theatre Company.

In the '00s, the actress returned to film and television starring in horror filmsStake LandandThe Innkeepersand most recently, appeared in the TV series,Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story.

But McGillis isn't in theTop Gunsequel, and she knows why.

"I’m old and I’m fat and I look age-appropriate for what my age is, and that is not what that whole scene is about," the 64-year-old actress told Entertainment Tonight.

She added: "But… I’d much rather feel absolutely secure in my skin and who and what I am at my age as opposed to placing a value on all that other stuff."

These days, McGillis hardly works, and she likes it that way.

"I can't remember the last time I worked," she toldET.

"I feel really blessed that I don't have to work, you know? But I get the option to work, so I'm really blessed in that way. Not many people get that option later in life, so I feel very lucky."

Val Kilmer.

Val Kilmer had a starring role as the intimidating Iceman opposite Tom Cruise's Maverick.

In the decade that followed, Kilmer continued to make waves in the industry, picking up roles inThe Doors,BatmanForeverandThe Saint, while simultaneously making headlines for his high-profile relationships to singer Cher and model Cindy Crawford.