Top Gun: Maverick

Release Date: Friday, May 27, 2022 Nationwide Thursday, December 22, 2022 Paramount+

Tom Cruise, Jon Hamm, Joseph Kosinski, Val Kilmer, Miles Teller, Ed Harris, Justin Marks, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McQuarrie, Jerry Bruckheimer, Glen Powell, Peter Craig, Lewis Pullman, Jay Ellis, Lyliana Wray, Charles Parnell, Monica Barbaro, Bashir Salahuddin, Danny Ramirez, Jake Picking, Raymond Lee, Jean Louisa Kelly, Greg Tarzan Davis, Kara Wang

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Plot

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Plot
Ace pilot Maverick aims to show the relevance of good old fashioned pilots in today's high-tech, drone-centric war environment.
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Crew Behind the Film

The Top Gun: Maverick behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Joseph Kosinski last directed Spiderhead and Only the Brave. The film's writer Christopher McQuarrie last wrote Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

Producers
Jerry Bruckheimer
Tom Cruise

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of intense action, and some strong language
Runtime
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Tagline
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Also known as
Top Gun 2

Language
English

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Top Gun: Maverick "Real Flying. Real G-Forces. Pure Adrenaline."

Production Details

What we know about the Top Gun: Maverick movie production.

Key Facts

  • The film has been celebrated by critics and audiences alike, receiving an A+ CinemaScore, and earning a 97% critics’ score and 99% audience score from Rotten Tomatoes. In addition to marking Tom Cruise’s biggest opening and highest-grossing film ever, it also opened domestically to the largest Memorial Day Weekend of all time; is Paramount Pictures’ highest-grossing domestic release ever; is the first movie ever to be #1 at the box office for both Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend; and is the highest-grossing film for Skydance, one of the film’s producers, followed by Mission Impossible: Fallout (12/1/2022).
  • Paramount Pictures today announced that Top Gun: Maverick will be re-released in theatres nationwide, including select premium large formats and IMAX, for a limited time, beginning December 2nd and running through December 15th. The film has to-date grossed over $716M domestically and over $770M internationally for a global cumulative of over $1.48B (12/1/2022).
  • Miles Teller will play the son of the Goose character (from the original film, played by Anthony Edwards) and Maverick’s new protégé (Variety, 8/22/18).
  • German composer Harold Faltermeyer, who created Top Gun's memorable synth score, will do the music (Hollywood Reporter, 6/6/18).
  • Val Kilmer has said he’d like to return for the sequel in the role of Tom “Iceman” Kazanski (Variety, 6/30/17).
  • Sequel to the 1986 film.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Tom Cruise confirms on Sunrise Australia, Top Gun 2 begins filming next year.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Seems to be coming together. Jerry Bruckheimer flew down to New Orleans to meet with Tom Cruise and talk about a possible plot line.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Justin Marks attached to write the script. Tom Cruise to possibly star.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Paramount Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer have revived the project.

Shutdown

The film was tagged as Shutdown. The New York Times reports that the sequel to Top Gun "has fallen apart." After the suicide of Tony Scott, who directed the first film, it appears the project has come to a halt.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Top Gun: Maverick was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, May 27, 2022 . There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Bob's Burgers Movie, My Butt Hazza Fever (Short) and Zero Contact.

Top Gun: Maverick was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Tuesday, August 23 , 2022. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.



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