Overview

• Cruise stopped by the Paramount Studios lot on Wednesday, posing with cast and crew on the Daly’s Tavern and Camp Pendleton office sets.
• Co‑showrunner David J. North and the NCISverse accounts posted photos and videos documenting the visit, including a FaceTime with Emilio Estevez alongside special effects foreman Taylor Estévez.
• North said the Daly’s bar set was inspired by Top Gun and noted that Cruise approved the look while offering informal advice to the team.
• Austin Stowell shared a lighthearted photo captioned “Gibbs & Hunt, NCIS: Impossible,” referencing Cruise’s Mission: Impossible character.
• Coverage notes Cruise has ongoing business at Paramount, with reports pointing to Top Gun 3 development as a plausible reason for his lot visit, which came right after the show’s Season 2 launch.