Top Gun: Maverick
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| Directed by | Joseph Kosinski |
| Screenplay by | Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie |
| Starring | Tom Cruise
Miles Teller Jennifer Connelly Jon Hamm Glen Powell Lewis Pullman Ed Harris Val Kilmer |
| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
| Edited by | Eddie Hamilton |
| Music by | Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe |
Production companies | Skydance Media, Don Simpson/Jerry, Bruckheimer Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | April 28, 2022 (CinemaCon) May 27, 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $170 million |
| Box office | $806.4 million |
Top Gun: Maverick is a 2022 action drama movie directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuire and story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. The movie stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connely, John Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and also Val Kilmer.
The movie is a sequel to Top Gun (1986) and Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles for the movie.
During COVID-19 pandemic, the film was scheduled on July 12, 2019. But Top Gun: Maverick was re-scheduled in December 22, 2021. on Paramount+. The films was eventually released in theaters on May 27, 2022.
The film received extremely positive reviews from critics with a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Some even argued that the film was better than its predecessor Top Gun.
Plot[change | change source]
Captain Pete Mitchell and a team of pilots carry out a mission to destroy an unsanctioned nuclear facility in another country.
Cast[change | change source]
- 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 Darkstarprogram.
- 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
