Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to Top Gun, the 1986 American action drama film. The sequel will be in theaters on May 27, 2022. Top Gun: Maverick’s plot is unknown at this time, but it will involve a female fighter pilot who goes up against Tom Cruise’s character. Top Gun: Maverick was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Joseph Kosinski with Val Kilmer returning as Iceman and Anthony Edwards reprising his role of Goose from Top Gun.
About Top Gun:
Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film. It grossed over $356 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing U.S. film of 1986, surpassing Six Pack by Tom Clancy. Top Gun was positively received by critics upon release with praise on Cruise’s performance as well as its direction, Jerry Bruckheimer’s production, the aerial stunts, the soundtrack.
When will the sequel of Top Gun be released?
Top Gun: Maverick was originally scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on May 27, 2022. Top Gun has had many delays in its production and is estimated to release later than expected.
Production:
Maverick was slated to end filming in 2021. Top Gun would be filmed at the Lockheed Martin plant that is said to have been used as a set for Top Gun and other major Hollywood movies such as Transformers and Bad Boys II. The Top Gun sequel was also expected to end production in early 2021, however with constant delays it now appears Top Gun will keep filming into 2021 or even 2022.
Revenue:
Top Gun’s budget has been estimated to be around 100 million dollars. Top Gun is expected to have a worldwide gross of over 500 million dollars with the revenue generated from Top Gun merchandise and other sources making Top Gun a major hit for Paramount Pictures.
Awards received by Top Gun:
Top Gun won an Academy Award for Best Original Song with Take My Breath Away. It was selected in 2008 by the Library of Congress, being deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” Top Gun was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, Film Editing, and Sound Mixing. Top Gun is considered to be one of the best films ever made in the military genre.
The Starring Cast:
- Tom Cruise as Captain Pete ” Maverick” Mitchell
- Jon Hamm as Vice Admiral Cyclone
- Glen Powell as Hangman
- Miles Teller as Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw
- Jay Ellis as Payback
- Jake Picking
- Raymond Lee
- Greg Davis as Coyote
- Ed Harris as Rear Admiral
- Jennifer Connelly as Penny Benjamin
- Lewis Pullman as Bob
- Manny Jacinto as Fritz
- Danny Ramirez as ” Fanboy”
Plot for Top Gun: Maverick:
The sequel to Top gun which will follow Cruise’s Pete Mitchell who has become an instructor at Top Gun school where he faces a new generation of pilots. Along with Cruise, the film stars Miles Teller as Bradley Bradshaw and Glen Powell as Rick “Jester” Heatherly who are both Top Gun students. The plot follows fighter pilots fighting in a futuristic world where drone warfare has taken over the human enemies of the United States Navy are now extinct. Top gun Maverick is expected to be filed in the United States under Action, Adventure, and Drama genres. Top Gun was originally filed as an action film with possible romance storylines.
Reviews:
Top Gun was originally released in 1986 and received mixed reviews from critics. It is expected to receive similar ratings as the former film. Top Gun: Maverick is being reviewed as a fast-paced, action-packed movie that will leave spectators on the edge of their seats. Top Gun: Maverick is expected to receive positive reviews.
Ratings:
Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus “The original’s glossy, CGI-heavy flight sequences are fun to watch but they don’t compensate for Top Gun: Maverick’s dull story and uninspired dialogue.” According to Rotten Tomatoes Top Gun Maverick has a score of 40% based on the first 39 critic’s reviews. Top Gun was voted as one of the most overrated movies by critics and fans alike in its day.
Expectations:
Top Gun: Maverick is expected to be a blockbuster hit in the 2022 box office with an estimated $120 million opening weekend. Top Gun: Maverick is also predicted to rake in more than $360 million worldwide during its theatrical release.
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