“Top Gun 2” aka “Top Gun: Maverick” was proudly released 36 (!) years after the iconic first film from the ’80s. Part 3 should go much faster now. No wonder that with a worldwide box office revenue of almost $1.5 billion, “Top Gun 2” was not only the second most successful film of 2022 (beaten only by “Avatar 2”), but also the most successful film in the career of Tom Cruise.
A third part was therefore inevitable and was officially announced this month. For the next sequel, franchise figurehead and stunt junkie Tom Cruise returns as flying ace Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. They also want to call on at least part of the young pilot cast from part 2. An actor has now personally confirmed his involvement in the project: Glen Powellwho played daredevil Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, will appear in ‘Top gun 3“be part of the game again.
In an interview with the industry newspaper Powell teased: “There will be some exciting things announced soon, but they are still confidential. I talk to you all the time [Regisseur Joseph] Kosinski, Cruise and [Produzent] Jerry [Bruckheimer]. Something is happening and it’s very exciting. I don’t know exactly when I’ll be back, but there will be a plane waiting for me sometime in the future.”
However, Powell has not yet been able to elicit any concrete information about “Top Gun 3” and the possible plot of the sequel. What’s pretty certain, however, is that Miles Teller will return alongside him as Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, son of Maverick’s friend Goose, who died in Part 1, even though the “Whiplash” star hasn’t revealed himself beyond the sequel yet. has been officially announced and responded to. When “Top Gun 3” will hit theaters is still up in the air, or rather in the clouds.
Meanwhile, Glen Powell is already celebrating another cinema success – with the RomCom “Where the Lie Falls”, which is dominating the charts in many places and has already grossed more than $ 125 million worldwide (on a budget of a manageable $ 25 million).