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"Top Gun: Maverick" star Tom Cruise took James Corden on a pair of flights in two fighter jets.

They also got into a “dogfight” with another plane next to them. They also played volleyball, a reference to one of that movie’s most famous scenes. He was just the first one — and the only one — who said yes.” They walked around with Corden’s hands on Cruise’s hips to feel what the flight will be like. As they took off, Corden asked Cruise for the Wi-Fi password. “Was he the first late-night show that I asked?

Having jumped out of an airplane with the actor already, Corden was at first perhaps glad to know they'd be staying inside the airplane this time. However, ...

The actual cast of Top Gun: Maverick went through a lot to be ready to shoot the movie. Tom Cruise and James Corden got up in the air in actual fighter jets, or to be more accurate, one fighter jet, and one fighter plane, as the first one they flew in was a WWII-era fighter. Of course, that plane is really just a warm-up for James Corden before he goes up in a much more modern fighter jet.

The segment began with Cruise picking up Corden at the airport at five in the morning, then taking him for a topsy-turvy ride on a 1944 airplane. But the real ...

But the real fun — or horror, for Corden — began when Cruise started prepping Corden for a ride on a much faster, modern jet. The segment began with Cruise picking up Corden at the airport at five in the morning, then taking him for a topsy-turvy ride on a 1944 airplane. From there, Cruise set about trying to acclimate Corden as best he could to the experience of flying in a fighter jet, dropping into “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” each time the comedian’s nerves began to spike.

James Corden had an adventurous two days with Tom Cruise on Monday night's Late Late Show, joining the Top Gun: Maverick actor for a terrifying trip in the ...

Back on the ground, Cruise praised Corden for how he handled it all. "That's the Goose I want to be," Corden quipped. He teaches you, basically, how Tom Cruise became Tom Cruise." "When you said I'm your Goose it makes me feel excited and then I realize that Goose dies in the film," Corden explained in response. He was just the first one, the only one, to say yes." this is the stupidest thing I have ever done." "This is absolutely ludicrous. This is the craziest thing... "Was he the first late night show that I asked? Things got serious when a dueling plane popped up to challenge them. It was a once-in-a-lifetime getaway that Corden wasn't necessarily excited about. "You look like a fighter pilot, I look like a hamster," Corden said, as they suited up for the flight.

James Corden lived the Top Gun: Maverick experience to the extreme when Tom Cruise visited The Late Late Show.

When the pair gets out of the plane and heads back to camp, Cruise reveals that the day is not yet over. But Cruise doesn't hold out, nearing the plane to trees and cliffs and pulling off 360-degree loops and spins. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea," Corden says before running in the opposite direction.

To promote Top Gun: Maverick, a new video sees Tom Cruise giving The Late Late Show host James Corden a terrifying flight in a fighter jet.

As the video continues, they take a volleyball break before switching planes and taking off in a fighter jet set to the sounds of Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone. Check out the Late Late Show's Top Gun experience video below: Cruise begins with a leisurely flight as they take to the air, but as another plane comes in close, a simulated dog fight begins, leaving Corden screaming in terror. While Corden ultimately admitted that it was a rush, he seemed content not to ever jump out of a plane again.