Is Meg Ryan going to be in the new Top Gun?

Before she died - which, it seems, happened several years before the events of "Top Gun: Maverick" - she made Maverick promise to do everything he could to stop Rooster from following in his father's footsteps. That's the plot justification for not having Ryan return for the sequel.
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Who is returning to Top Gun 2?

Top Gun 2: Every Character Confirmed To Return In Maverick
  • Tom Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. ...
  • Val Kilmer as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. ...
  • Jennifer Connelly as Penny Benjamin. ...
  • Jean Louisa Kelly as Carole Bradshaw. ...
  • Every Top Gun Character NOT Returning In Maverick.
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Is Val Kilmer going to be in the new Top Gun?

The script for Paramount Pictures' “Top Gun: Maverick” pulls from Kilmer's real life, with Iceman also having cancer and communicating through typing. Kilmer gets to say one brief line of dialogue. In real life, Kilmer's speaking voice has been revived courtesy of artificial intelligence.
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Who will be in the new Top Gun movie?

Who stars in Top Gun 2: Maverick?
  • Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.
  • Miles Teller as Lt. ...
  • Jennifer Connelly as Penny Benjamin.
  • Jon Hamm as Vice Admiral Cyclone.
  • Glen Powell as "Hangman"
  • Lewis Pullman as Bob "Bob" Floyd.
  • Ed Harris as a Rear Admiral.
  • Val Kilmer as Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky.
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Is Kelly McGillis in Top Gun 2?

Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer returned to the Navy for Top Gun: Maverick, but one familiar face missing from the sequel is Kelly McGillis, who played Cruise's love interest in the 1986 original. According to McGillis, she wasn't asked to join the film, and she matter-of-factly cited her appearance for her exclusion.
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Kelly McGillis' Brutally Honest Take On Her Top Gun: Maverick Exclusion



Is Goose's son in Top Gun 2?

There's a new pilot in town for the Top Gun sequel. Actor Miles Teller has joined the cast of Top Gun: Maverick alongside stars Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer in the role of Goose's son, according to Variety. In the original film, Goose was the co-pilot of Maverick (Cruise) and was played by actor Anthony Edwards.
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Who Turned Down Top Gun role?

2. Tom Cruise didn't even want to be in Top Gun, at first. Tom Cruise was the first name on the list after Travolta, but he also turned down the role. The film's executives then turned to Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Matthew Broderick, Sean Penn, Michael J.
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Does Tom Cruise actually fly in Top Gun 2?

While they might not have actually hit the throttle and handled the joysticks, Cruise did insist that they actually go up into the air, albeit as passengers, not pilots. Ergo, he put the ensemble of Top Gun candidates through an intensive training course in the run-up to production.
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What disease does Tom Cruise have?

Cruise spent his childhood trying to hide his dyslexia from his peers. Diagnosed at the age of seven, Cruise describes his younger self as a "functional illiterate".
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Do Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise get along?

"It's a long friendship. They were both there at their career beginnings with the original 'Top Gun. ' I'm sure there was a little bit of a rivalry back then, just like the characters," says Kosinski.
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What disease does Val Kilmer have?

The actor underwent a tracheotomy several years ago as a part of his fight against throat cancer, which drastically changed the way he speaks. Kilmer's presence is felt throughout the movie, even though the actor only appears in person in one scene.
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Is Rooster Goose's son?

Goose's son Rooster is primarily inspired and influenced by his father, even years after his passing. He mirrored his career path after his father and also holds a grudge toward Maverick, who is now training him at TOPGUN, for his role in his death and for stalling his career in the Navy.
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How much did Tom Cruise make for Top Gun 2?

Cruise received $12.5 million in up-front pay for Maverick and gets over 10% of the first dollar gross, which is based on the money Maverick distributor Paramount takes in after theaters get their cut, typically around 50%.
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Is Tom Skerritt in the new Top Gun movie?

Actor Tom Skerritt may be remembered as "Viper" from the 1986 film "Top Gun," the guy who got the best of Maverick and Goose in an obsolete A-4A Skyhawk, but there's a real-life "Viper" who's a real-life badass. Rear Adm.
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Did Tom Cruise learn to fly a jet?

Here is how Top Gun: Maverick's aerial coordinator was able to teach Cruise and the rest of the cast how to fly a fighter jet. In the original Top Gun, Tom Cruise and the other actors were actually in the air on real fighter jets, but it was required for someone else to be piloting the plane.
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What is the famous line from Top Gun?

50 Top Gun Quotes
  • “ I feel the need, the need for speed.” — Maverick.
  • “ We didn't slide into Cougar's spot. ...
  • “ Hollywood, you look good. ...
  • “ Yes, I know the finger, Goose.” — Charlie.
  • “ The plaque for the alternates is down in the ladies' room.” — Iceman.
  • “ You two really are cowboys.”-Iceman.
  • “ ...
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How old is maverick in the first Top Gun?

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He's one of the best pilots the US has ever seen, but he's 57 years old. His colleagues question whether he is too old to be a test and fighter pilot. The answer is an emphatic no – 57 is not too old. I've met many test pilots in their 60s, and fighter pilots in their 50s.
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Is Goose from Top Gun still alive?

Television and film

His character, who died in an aviation accident, was among the most prominent and popular in the film.
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Why did Kelly McGillis stop acting?

Since her appearance in Top Gun, McGillis has stepped back from acting full-time. She told Entertainment Tonight in July 2019: "I think just my priorities in life changed. It wasn't like a major decision that I made to leave, it was just that other things became more important.
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Why is everyone so sweaty in Top Gun?

Good looking guys sweating all the time and walking around with their shirts off—yeah, that was definitely Tony Scott and Co.'s bid for female viewership and their attempt to give the film a gritty and edgy sexiness.
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Where did they film Top Gun?

The hit action film, Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, was filmed in 1986 at multiple San Diego county locations, most notably a home located on Pacific Street in Oceanside.
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Who was Maverick's girlfriend in Top Gun?

Kelly McGillis' Charlie was one of the big reasons the original Top Gun worked. A smart, capable woman in an era of token girlfriends, she brought a surprising sense of equality to her relationship with Tom Cruise's Maverick.
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