Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick is a 2022 American action drama movie directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie, from a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. It is the sequel to the 1986 movie Top Gun, with Tom Cruise reprising his starring role as the naval aviator Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. The ensemble cast also features Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer (in his final movie role). The story involves Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.
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| Directed by | Joseph Kosinski |
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| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
| Edited by | Eddie Hamilton |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $170–177 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $1.503 billion[4] |
Development of a Top Gun sequel was announced in 2010 by Paramount Pictures. Cruise, along with co-producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott, were asked to return. Craig wrote a draft of the screenplay in 2012, but the project stalled when Scott died later that year. Top Gun: Maverick was later dedicated to Scott's memory. Production resumed in 2017, after Kosinski was hired to direct. Principal photography, which involved the use of IMAX-certified 6K full-frame cameras, took place from May 2018 to April 2019 in California, Washington, and Maryland. The film's complex action sequences—and later the COVID-19 pandemic—delayed its release, which was initially scheduled for July 12, 2019. During the pandemic, several streaming companies attempted to purchase the streaming rights to the film from Paramount, but all offers were declined on the orders of Cruise, who insisted that it should be released exclusively in theaters.
Top Gun: Maverick premiered at CinemaCon on April 28, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 27 by Paramount Pictures. The film was widely praised by critics, with many deeming it superior to its predecessor.[5] It was named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and by the American Film Institute and nominated for six awards at the 95th Academy Awards (including Best Picture), winning Best Sound. Top Gun: Maverick grossed $1.503 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2022 and the highest-grossing film of Cruise's career. A sequel is in development.
Plot
Captain Pete Mitchell and a team of pilots carry out a mission to destroy an unsanctioned nuclear facility in another country.
Cast
- Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a test pilot and flight instructor, training a group of Top Gun graduates
- Miles Teller as Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, an F/A-18E pilot in the mission training group.
- Jennifer Connelly as Penelope "Penny" Benjamin
- Jon Hamm as Vice Admiral Beau "Cyclone" Simpson, the commander of Naval Air Forces
- Glen Powell as Lt. Jake "Hangman" Seresin, an F/A-18E pilot and mission candidate
- Lewis Pullman as Lt. Robert "Bob" Floyd, Phoenix's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate.
- Ed Harris as Rear Admiral Chester "Hammer" Cain, Maverick's superior and head of the Darkstar program.
- Val Kilmer as Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, former rival, and a close friend of Maverick's. Iceman has been instrumental in helping to keep Maverick in the Navy over the years.
- Monica Barbaro as Lt. Natasha "Phoenix" Trace, an F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate
- Charles Parnell as Rear Admiral Solomon "Warlock" Bates, a friend of Maverick's and the commander of the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center.
- Jay Ellis as Lt. Reuben "Payback" Fitch, an F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate
- Danny Ramirez as Lt. Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia, Payback's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate.
- Greg Tarzan Davis as Lt. Javy "Coyote" Machado, an F/A-18E pilot and mission candidate.
- Bashir Salahuddin as Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bernie "Hondo" Coleman
- Manny Jacinto as Lt. Billy "Fritz" Avalone, Omaha's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate
- Jack Schumacher as Lt. Neil "Omaha" Vikander, an F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate
- Jake Picking as Lt. Brigham "Harvard" Lennox, Yale's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate
- Raymond Lee as Lt. Logan "Yale" Lee, an F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate
- Kara Wang as Lt. Callie "Halo" Bassett, an F/A-18E pilot and mission candidate
- Lyliana Wray as Amelia Benjamin, Penny's daughter
- Jean Louisa Kelly as Sarah Kazansky, Iceman's wife
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 462 reviews are positive. The average rating is 8.20/10.[6] On Metacritic, the movie has a score of 78 out of 100 based on 63 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
Sequel
In January 2024, it was reported that a sequel is in development.
Top Gun: Maverick Media
Joseph Kosinski was attached as director in 2017.
Jennifer Connelly played Cruise's love interest.
Filming took place on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
(From left) Christopher McQuarrie, Vice Admiral Kenneth R. Whitesell, Tom Cruise, Joseph Kosinski, and Jerry Bruckheimer at the premiere of the film on May 4, 2022
Many critics found the film better than its predecessor and described it as one of the best Tom Cruise films of all time.
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References
- ↑ Top Gun: Maverick. British Board of Film Classification (May 27, 2022). Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony. 'Top Gun: Maverick Cruises To No. 2 In Deadline's 2022 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament. Deadline Hollywood (April 17, 2023). Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ↑ Rubin, Rebecca. Will 'Top Gun: Maverick' Be Tom Cruise's First $100 Million Opening Weekend?. Variety (May 25, 2022). Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ 'Top Gun: Maverick (2022)'. Box Office MojoIMDb. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- ↑ Campbell, Christopher. Top Gun: Maverick First Reviews: The Most Thrilling Blockbuster We've Gotten In Years. Rotten Tomatoes (May 12, 2022). Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Top Gun: Maverick. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ↑ Top Gun: Maverick. Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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