Tom Cruise is returning for “Top Gun 3,” Paramount introduced throughout its CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas, as is producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The sequel to director Joseph Kosinski’s 2022 blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” was first revealed to be in the works again in 2024 with scribe Ehren Kruger, who co-wrote “Maverick” with Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie.
“Top Gun: Maverick” turned a blockbuster hit when many theaters have been nonetheless shuttered throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It grossed $1.5 billion at the world field workplace from a $170 million funds, giving film theaters the jolt they wanted when instances have been robust.
Cruise returned for “Maverick” 36 years after he debuted his hotshot pilot in the 1986 authentic. His Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell went again to the well-known flight college to show a brand new batch of pilots easy methods to efficiently run a harmful mission. He additionally crossed paths with Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his finest buddy Pete “Goose” Bradshaw who died in the first film. Together, they’re capable of full the mission with their fellow trainees and return residence in one piece.
Alongside Cruise and Teller, the “Maverick” forged had a number of up-and-coming stars. Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Monica Barbaro, Danny Ramirez, Jay Ellis, Greg Tarzan Davis and Manny Jacinto all performed new pilots. Their fellow forged members included Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell, Ed Harris and Bashir Salahuddin. It additionally marked the last movie position for Cruise’s authentic “Top Gun” co-star Val Kilmer, who performed Tom “Iceman” Kazansky. Kilmer later died in 2025.
