Top Gun 3 is officially happening, according to Paramount. Top Gun: Maverick, the 2022 sequel to the original 1986 film, made $1.5 billion at the box office, becoming the second highest grossing film of the year, and racked up six Oscar nominations including Best Picture. So it’s hardly a surprise that Paramount, the company behind the films, is already planning a second sequel.
Ehren Kruger, who co-wrote the screenplay for Maverick, and has previously written for Scream 3, The Ring, the Transformers franchise, and Dubmo, is working on a script for the new sequel.
Paramount seems keen to remake the winning formula that made Maverick a huge success, with director Joe Kosinski also expected to return, and plans for stars Glen Powell and Miles Teller to reprise their roles as Hangman and Rooster.
Tom Cruise, whose films have grossed more than $11 billion worldwide, is confirmed to return as Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell. His role as Maverick in Top Gun (1986) was one of his earliest leading parts and was a launchpad for one of the biggest careers in Hollywood.
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Since Top Gun, the star featured in hugely successful movies like Mission: Impossible franchise, Minority Report, Jerry Maguire, and Jack Reacher, and 36 years after his first outing as Maverick he returned in the 2022 sequel.
Glen Powell and Miler Teller are also confirmed to reprise their roles as aviators Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin and Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw. Rooster is the son of Goose, a friend of Maverick who was killed on a mission in the first film.
It has not yet been confirmed if other supporting cast who appeared in Maverick will return in the next film. Jennifer Connelly, and Jon Hamm are among those who could reprise their roles. Val Kilmer, who played Iceman in the original film, returned for a cameo in Maverick, but his character was killed off.
What is Top Gun 3 about?
The plot of the third Top Gun film is currently under wraps, and the script may not have even been written yet. Much will depend on which cast members return, but it is expected that the next film will begin to move the focus onto a younger character to grow the franchise.
