In the movies, Tom Cruise has executed countless difficult and memorable stunts by himself.

This time, though, Cruise, 59, flew renowned television personality James Corden in a fighter plane and recreated an aerial daring scene from his upcoming film Top Gun: Maverick.

Cruise appears in the upcoming sequel to the fighter pilot thriller Top Gun, which is set to hit theatres on Friday (27 May).

During his appearance on The Late Late Show to promote the film, the Mission Impossible star hoisted Corden up in the air as his wingman and flew him over the desert in antique fighter aircraft.

“I’m very excited that James is doing this,” said Cruise, as part of the 15-minute-long segment that aired during Monday’s (23 May) episode.

Upon their arrival, the Edge of Tomorrow actor reminded Corden of their last adventure in 2018, in which they jumped out of an airplane.

In the recent episode, Corden was seen distressed and swearing as the pair undertake Top Gun training in the air, with Cruise referring to Corden as his “Goose”, a reference to one of Top Gun’s best-known characters.

“When you say I am your Goose, it makes me feel excited and then I realise that Goose dies at the end of the film,” Corden jokes.

The actors also reenacted more scenes from Top Gun: Maverick including, playing volleyball and telling stories beside a campfire before howling at the moon together.