Summary
- Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has a "wonderful" idea for where the story will go in Top Gun 3.
- Jerry Bruckheimer and Tom Cruise are excited about the Top Gun 3 story.
- Both Miles Teller and Glen Powell are set to return in Top Gun 3, hinting at more aerial rivalry and camaraderie.
A further sequel in the popular Top Gun franchise is now in the works, and already has a story, according to the legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Discussing the potential of Top Gun 3 with Screen Rant, Bruckheimer revealed that Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has a "wonderful" idea for where the story will go next, and it’s an idea that Hollywood icon and lead actor Tom Cruise loves.
However, while this all sounds pretty positive, it could be a little while before we see Maverick take to the skies once again in Top Gun 3. Cruise is currently busy saving the world and running around in Mission: Impossible 8, and the production of the third Top Gun is all dependent on his schedule.
“It will be Tom Cruise. Tom is amazing. We spent time with him. We have a story. Joe Kosinski had a wonderful story idea for it, and he (Tom Cruise) said I really like that, so we’re developing it. But you never know when it’s going to get made because Tom is so busy. He’s doing Mission: Impossible right now, he’s got a picture after it. Hopefully, we’ll get a screenplay that he loves, and we’ll be back in the air again.”
It is currently unknown what Top Gun 3 will be about, with the hugely successful Top Gun: Maverick wrapping up the story nicely and leaving few hints regarding where another sequel might go. However, it has been reported that both Miles Teller and Glen Powell will return as Lieutenant Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw and Lieutenant Jake "Hangman" Seresin respectively, so we can no doubt expect more friendly aerial rivalry.
Can Top Gun 3 Match the Box Office & Critical Success of Its Predecessor?
Top Gun: Maverick
Tom Cruise returns as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, and keeps pushing the envelope as a seasoned aviator for the Navy in this sequel to the original Top Gun film.
- Release Date
- May 27, 2022
- Director
- Joseph Kosinski
- Cast
- Jennifer Connelly , Tom Cruise , Monica Barbaro , Jon Hamm , Ed Harris , Val Kilmer
- Runtime
- 2hr 26min
- Writers
- Jim Cash , Peter Craig , Jack Epps Jr. , Justin Marks , Christopher McQuarrie , Eric Warren Singer
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Released back in May 2022, Top Gun: Maverick picks up more than thirty years after director Tony Scott’s 1986 original. The sequel once again follows Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell (Tom Cruise) as he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission. Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: 'Rooster', the son of Maverick's late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka 'Goose'.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
Glen Powell Teases Top Gun 3, Jay Ellis Dishes on Payback’s Involvement in Sequel
Glen Powell promises the announcement of "fun stuff" for Top Gun 3, while Jay Ellis reveals if Payback will return.Top Gun: Maverick found triumph at the box office, earning over $1 billion worldwide and even becoming Tom Cruise's highest grossing movie ever. The legacy sequel was also hugely well-received critically, standing at a ‘certified fresh’ rating of 96% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, with the studio understandably eager to launch another mission off the back of such success.
Top Gun: Maverick is now available to stream on Paramount+.