After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. "After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him," it reads. Somehow I've gone this long without mentioning that we're still in the midst of a global pandemic that has thrown the entire film industry into turmoil as the future of the moviegoing experience becomes cloudier and cloudier. An important factor in this conversation is Paramount, the studio behind both of these franchises. Despite the relaunch of CBS Access as Paramount+, Paramount has stayed more committed to the theater business than most of its competitors — and found great success in doing so. While they've sold some of their smaller titles off to streamers , proven IP has been kept and released in theaters.
Scream just topped last weekend's box office, and last summer, A Quiet Place Part II was the first hit of what we naively thought at the time was the beginning of the "post-pandemic" era (talk about risky business on our part!). The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States and Canada on May 27, 2022, by Paramount Pictures. It will also be available to stream on Paramount+ 45 days after its theatrical debut.
It was originally scheduled for release on July 12, 2019, but was postponed to "allow the production to work out all the complex flight sequences". Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts, the film received further delays. Preliminary production on the film officially started on May 30, 2018, in San Diego, California. During late August a 15-person film crew from Paramount and Bruckheimer Films were aboard the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USSAbraham Lincoln to shoot flight deck operations. In mid-February 2019, Cruise and the production crew were sighted on board USSTheodore Roosevelt at NAS North Island. We might even see new versions of our favorite scenes as pictures of the set of the film showed Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly recreating the famous motorcycle scene from the first movie.
Maverick may be a new instructor with a new love interest, but has more or less remained the same person he always was, pushing limits and loving it. Fans of this classic won't have to wait much longer to see their favorite pilots back on the silver screen, though, as the film will finally be released this year . Considering that the original movie has a rabid fan following and was one of the biggest films of the '80s, we can expect the new film to be one of the biggest cinematic events of the new year. Miles Teller plays one of the most important new characters, appearing in the movie as Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, the son of Maverick's late RIO and best friend, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw. Rooster is a pilot trainee and fans can probably expect some friction between him and Maverick. Unlike Maverick, Iceman has been promoted a few times since the first movie and is now a four-star admiral, currently serving as Chief of Naval Operations.
The same month, the movie's second trailer was released, introducing the new batch of trainees whom Maverick is going to be taking under his wing. The video also teases that one of the trainees is going to die during an exercise and shows a fight breaking out between Maverick and Rooster. A teaser for the movie was also released during Super Bowl 2020, which briefly reveals that Maverick is going to be running into some trouble with the top brass during the course of the film. In August 2018, Powell joined the cast of the film in a pilot trainee role that was enlarged for him, having impressed star Tom Cruise, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, as well as executives at Paramount Pictures and Skydance, with his auditions. In October 2018, Kara Wang, Jack Schumacher, Greg Tarzan Davis, Jake Picking, Raymond Lee, Jean Louisa Kelly and Lyliana Wray joined the cast of the film. Additionally, McKenzie was forced to drop out of the film after signing onto Lost Girls.
In November 2018, Chelsea Harris joined the cast of the film in an undisclosed role. Val Kilmer had campaigned on his social media page that he would like to reprise his role in the film, and by June 2018, The Wrap reported that he will appear in the film. While Bruckheimer and the filmmakers wanted to bring Kilmer back, Cruise was the one who tirelessly insisted in bringing back Kilmer to reprise his role. In July 2018, Miles Teller was cast in the role of Goose's son, against Nicholas Hoult and Glen Powell.
Later that month, Jennifer Connelly joined the film's cast to play a single mother running a bar near the Naval base. "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." As is pretty much standard practice nowadays for Tom Cruise, the actor did quite a few of his stunts himself. In fact, Cruise, who is a certified pilot, was reportedly hoping to fly the Boeing F-18 fighter jet.
That request was ultimately denied by the Navy but he did fly some helicopters and a P-51 propeller-driven fighter plane for the movie. A test pilot and flight instructor, Maverick is known for his daring acts in the air but has been avoiding promotions so he can keep flying. The world might have changed since the first movie for Maverick, but expect him to still be undertaking intense flights, ones so big that the crew had to ask the Navy for permission to film one of the most extreme stunts.
The sequel will also star Jennifer Connelly as the movie's female lead, playing a single mother who runs a local bar near the Navy base. She'll be joined by Jon Hamm and Ed Harris, the latter as a so-far unnamed rear admiral and Maverick's direct superior. But things get more complicated for Maverick when he is tasked with training a group of graduates for a special high-risk mission. As the ghosts of the past come back to haunt him, Maverick must make some tough decisions, all leading him to a deadly mission that might just claim lives. In June 2020, plastic model manufacturer Revell company released a series of 1/48 scale Top Gun plastic models, including an F-14A Tomcat and a F/A-18E Super Hornet based upon the aircraft in the movie. These are versions of previous Revell offerings with modified decals and markings.
In July 2020, Hasbro announced a Top Gun themed Transformers toy, "Maverick", which released later in the year. They were scheduled for public release on June 1, 2020, despite the delayed theatrical release. After Scott's suicide, the sequel's future remained in question, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer remained committed to the project, especially given Cruise's and Kilmer's interest. Jennifer Connelly plays Penny Benjamin, a single mother, bar owner, and the daughter of a former admiral who will be Maverick's new love interest. Amelia was initially set to be played by Thomasin McKenzie until she chose to exit the project. According to The Wall Street Journal, both Netflix and Apple asked Paramount if the studio would sell the movie to them for a streaming debut.
However, Paramount seems set on a cinema release for the sequel as of January 2021. On June 19, 2019, at CineEurope in Barcelona, attendees were able to watch for the first time some early footage of the film from a special Paramount presentation. During the presentation the President of International Theatrical Distribution Mark Viane and co-president of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Mary Daily appeared in flight clothes. Musician Kenny Loggins has confirmed that his song "Danger Zone", which was used in the first film, will be featured in the sequel. In October 2018, it was reported that Hans Zimmer would also compose for the film alongside Harold Faltermeyer.
Development of the film began in 2010 when Paramount Pictures made offers to Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott to make a sequel to Top Gun. Christopher McQuarrie had also received an offer to write the sequel's screenplay, which was rumored to have Tom Cruise's character Maverick in a smaller role. Peter Craig, Justin Marks, who described the film as a dream project, Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz would be credited as screenwriters on the project.
A new pilot named Fritz will be played by The Good Place star Manny Jacinto, and a busy cast also features the likes of Monica Barbaro, Chelsea Harris, Charles Parnell, Jay Ellis, Bashir Salahuddin, Danny Ramirez and Lewis Pullman. After being rumoured for the role of Goose's son, Glen Powell did sign up for the movie in a mystery role named Hangman. At CinemaCon in August 2021 , the first 13 minutes of the movie were shown to audiences, as well as a new trailer. According to Deadline, the opening sees Maverick defy the Admiral and fly to Mach 10. Originally set for release way back in July 12, 2019, Tom Cruise now won't be returning as Maverick on the big screen until May 27, 2022.
Top Gun Maverick 2020 Release Date Fans of Top Gun have been waiting for 35 years for a sequel, and it seems as if the wait is over. The World War II P-51 Mustang seen in this movie is actually Tom Cruise's own airplane, him being an accomplished pilot in real life. Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, and Monica Barbaro play pilot trainees "Hangman", Bob, and Natasha "Phoenix" Trace respectively. In August 2021, the first 13 minutes of the film was previewed at CinemaCon along with a new trailer with Tom Cruise marking his presence virtually at the event.
According to Kelly McGillis, who appeared in the original film, she was not asked to appear in the sequel. Jean Louisa Kelly as Carole Bradshaw, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw's widow and mother of Rooster. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. "But that has come at a personal cost, and Maverick has to confront some things from his past and reconcile with them. It's a rite-of-passage story, much like the first film was. But this is a man now at a different stage of life." The second trailer landed on December 16, 2019 as an early festive treat for Top Gun fans.
There's also the fan-made LEGO version of the trailer that is just as incredible as it sounds. However, the sequel was then hit with another delay to December 23, 2020, and that wasn't the end of it as Paramount then pushed the sequel back to July 2, 2021 only for it to be delayed again to November 19, 2021.
