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Long before the release ofTop Gun 3 , the intemperately anticipated blockbuster already has one major departure fromTop gunslinger : Maverick . Since the unbelievable box bureau succeeder of 2022’sTop Gun : Maverick , it quick became know that aTop Gun 3was inevitable . Top Gun 2is currently the 12th highest - gross movie ever made and was the most profitable photographic film of 2022 by a recollective shot , bring in a walloping $ 1.46 billion at the worldwide box office . Early stages ofTop Gun : Maverickhad been in exploitation since 2010 , allowing 12 geezerhood to hone the highly anticipatedTop Gunsequel after the firing of the 1986 original .

Top Gun 3was confirmedto be in the works at Paramount despite the massivedeal Tom Cruise made with Warner Bros.earlier this year . Top Gun 3was officially announced in January 2024 and will see the issue of Cruise as the iconic friend , Pete ' Maverick ' Mitchell . There has also been meditation of aTop Gun : Roosterthat was propose by Miles Teller as of late as 2023,which would focus significantly more on his character . As far as returning fictitious character forTop Gun 3 , Cruise and Teller are safe bets , while the return of Glen Powell ’s ' Hangman ' fictional character , as well as John Hamm ’s ' Cyclone ' and Jennifer Connelly ’s cent , are also strong possibility .

Although Top Gun 3 ’s potential release date is nowhere to be seen , this is n’t needfully a spoiled matter after Top Gun : Maverick ’s outsized success .

Tom Cruise’s Maverick pulls down his visor in Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun 3 Already Having A Story & Production Timeline Is Very Different To Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick took decades to make happen from script to screen

With Cruise now in his 60 , it would be the best - showcase scenario to have him star in as manyTop Gunmovies as they can mayhap moil out , so there is great importunity behindTop Gun 3 .

From its inception to its eventual release , Top Gun : Mavericktook decades to make happen from script to screen . hearsay of aTop Gunsequel had been kicked around since the vent of the original picture show in 1986 , but it was n’t until 2010 that Paramount seriously started to grow a sequel . Even after that major step forward , it still took another 12 years to bump off cover and become one of the most financially successful movies ever made . By comparison , it has not even been two days sinceMaverickcame out and already a new sequel is in some stage of development , with affirm story ideas and production timelines on the celestial horizon .

WithTop Gun 3likely ineffective to reach theatre until 2026 , this still appropriate Cruise and Paramount ample time to fully develop the project although the impact and hype around the release might be importantly less than the long - awaited Maverick . With Cruise now in his 60s , it would be the dear - case scenario to have him star in as manyTop Gunmovies as they can perhaps churn out , so there is neat urgency behindTop Gun 3and the future of the entire franchise . narrator is likely to be handed down the reins ofTop Guneventually , butit would be great to have a rightful CruiseTop Guntrilogy before that come about .

Custom image of Tom Cruise’s Maverick and Jennifer Connelly’s Penny in Top Gun Maverick

Since Top Gun : Maverick ’s finish allow Tom Cruise ’s franchise hero in a happy relationship , Top Gun 3 ca n’t get away with another fresh romance .

Top Gun 3 Happening So Soon Will Mean It Has A Completely Different Feel To Maverick

Maverick was a long-awaited legacy sequel while Top Gun 3 will not be

ATop Gunmovie that releases in 2026 or 2027 could potentially lay the cornerstone for a unexampled installment to be released every 4 or 5 years from that point on .

SinceTop Gun : Maverickwas considered to be a legacy sequel , the musical passage of clip was clearly felt throughout the story . Maverick is no longer the youthful , ambitious adept from the 1986 movie but is now the older , challenging adept in the 2022 sequel . Although Maverick ’s role does n’t change much from picture show to film , the passage of fourth dimension is inevitable , as demonstrated by the fate ofIceman inTop Gun 2 . With Top Gun 2 , the picture show has the vantage of bringing cherished characters from another geological era in time back to life , an element of nostalgia that Top Gun 3 wo n’t necessarily do good from .

Top Gun 3will of necessity experience more like a " regular " subsequence , even if it takes a few more year to happen . Similar to Cruise ’s other enormous franchise , Mission : Impossible , which has a sequential liberation pattern that has produce four mod sequels over the last 12 years , Top Gun 3should feel more like a direct followup toMaverickthan a consummate franchise reboot . ATop Gunmovie that free in 2026 or 2027 could potentially lay the groundwork for a new installment to be released every 4 or 5 class from that point on . Even without Cruise ’s unmediated involvement , Top Guncould become one of the most consistent action dealership for the next 2 - 3 decade .

Tom Cruise as Maverick and Val Kilmer as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun 3 ’s plot will likely be mould by Top Gun : Maverick ’s Iceman death , much like Top Gun ’s Goose death delimit the story of the first sequel .

It’s Probably Unfair To Expect Top Gun 3 To Be Better Than Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick could reasonably be the best of the franchise for years to come

Top Gun 3could establish a new energy in the franchise by furcate into unmapped territory , such as creating antagonists with more personal identity and flesh out on fictional character added toMaverick .

Top Gun 3faces an extremely high legal profession to subdue if it require to classify itself as the best of the franchise . There are certainly ways that it can do thiswithout having to pore so intently on honoring the original case and plot of land of the 1986 movie , which Maverick was essentially forced to do . Top Gun 3could establish a newfangled energy in the franchise by branch into chartless district , such as make antagonists with more identity and expanding on characters added toMaverickthat are n’t connected to the original film . There ’s an ingredient of sorcerous inMaverickthatTop Gun 3can certainly bait off but might not be able to appropriate .

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Top Gun : Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 original film star Tom Cruise as Pete " Maverick " Mitchell , a top - tier up airplane pilot in the Navy . Thirty class after the original picture show ’s events , Maverick is asked to head up a discussion section of the TOP GUN platform to venture on a severe mission . matter become personal when the programme includes the Word of Maverick ’s belated champion , forcing him to face his past .

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Tom Cruise as Pete Maverick inside an aircraft in Top Gun: Maverick.

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Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 original film starring Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a top-tier pilot in the Navy. Thirty years after the original film’s events, Maverick is asked to head up a section of the TOP GUN program to embark on a dangerous mission. Things become personal when the program includes the son of Maverick’s late friend, forcing him to confront his past.

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