Top Gun 2

Tom Cruise will take to the skies as Maverick once again in a sequel to Top Gun.

Now, Tom Cruise will return to reprise his iconic role in a sequel to the high-flying film. Who will join Tom Cruise in the cast and crew of Top Gun: Maverick? Lady Gaga has also written a theme song for the new release.

The 59-year-old star was mobbed as he arrived at the Royal Windsor Horse Show before a 55-second appearance where he introduced the King's Troop Royal Horse ...

It's a privilege' I was very honoured,’ he said. He is a class act.' @tomcruise #platinumjubilee #topgunmaverick'. Mr Schofield said he loved the film Mr Borkowski said: 'I doubt they paid him to appear - but may have covered all his expenses. This isn't the time for advertising.

Today marks the 36th anniversary of the domestic opening of “Top Gun,” which zipped into theaters way back in 1986. Though the high-flying Tom ...

Both films were seen from the start of examples of a different kind of male gaze, that of glamorizing, even fetishizing its actors (the volleyball scene in “Top Gun,” multiple scenes of Richard Gere in “Gigolo”). Its soundtrack, comprised of unrelated songs by different artists, sold nine million copies in the U.S. alone, providing several hit singles (including Oscar-winning “Take Your Breath Away”). And the videos of these songs, with footage from the movie, got major play on MTV. “Maverick” has a just released single from Lady Gaga, but this is not an era of soundtrack synergy that “Top Gun” accelerated. The style of “Top Gun” (“sleek” is an apt adjective) is closely related to what ads do — sell a concept, if appropriate with the most attractive people possible. One element in its success is similar to what might make “Maverick” click now: Top movies in the mid-1980s often were fantasy-related, whatever the genre. More likely hits “Cobra” (a cop drama starring Sylvester Stallone) and “Poltergeist 2” (the sequel to the Steven Spielberg-produced horror film). Neither was an irrational choice. Director Paul Schrader didn’t come from advertising, but “Gigolo” provided something of a template for the sensibility of “Top Gun,” different as the two films are. In recent years, early May (sometimes even the last weekend of April) has come to mean the start of the summer movie season, but back then, that start point meant Memorial Day, a that showed in what films were scheduled with that date (and, of course, which were not). “Top Gun” broke less new ground than it built on some below-the-surface trends that, with its success, became more common. One guess is that, though “Maverick” might not open to $100 million, it might end up doing better than some films that open higher. Today marks the 36th anniversary of the domestic opening of “ Top Gun,” which zipped into theaters way back in 1986. Cruise returns for “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount), which opens on May 27 for a splashy Memorial Day weekend, and already has great initial reaction and early reviews, buzz almost unheard of for a wide mainstream release. “Rambo: First Blood Part 2” had opened the same weekend in 1985 and ended up #3 for the year.

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After fans called out the lack of OG characters, Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski addressed why Meg Ryan and more OG actors aren't back for the ...

The sequel is one of the multiple upcoming movies hitting theaters just in time for the summer. Meg Ryan could’ve served as the connecting line between the rookie pilot and Maverick. Compared to her Top Gun co-star, the Hollywood veteran hasn’t spoken about her non-appearance in the high-flying sequel. Despite not popping up in the Top Gun sequel, the original movie is still considered one of her best movies. Now, fans can stop asking about the lack of Ryan and McGillis in the Top Gun sequel. Although she seemed okay with not being asked to return for the follow-up. Top Gun: Maverick will pay homage to the original movie in so many ways.