
'Top Gun' and Tom Cruise return to the danger zone
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But almost four decades later, and after sitting on the shelf for two years due to the pandemic, “Top Gun: Maverick” is flying full throttle into a new world. With visceral aerial scenes filmed inside the cockpit and a surprisingly emotional storyline soaked through with memory and loss, “Top Gun: Maverick” rekindles a daredevil spirit for digital times. “In the age of streaming, he’s still making a really, really strong case for the theatrical experience.” But does a new “Top Gun” fit as seamlessly into today as the original did the Reagan ’80s? “At the end of that meeting, Tom stood and he walked over to the phone and he called the head of the studio and said, ‘We’re making this film,’” says Kosinski.
History of this topic

Tom Cruise gets a top U.S Navy honor for boosting the military with his screen roles
Associated Press
‘Top Gun’ star Tom Cruise becomes a military hero in real life
CNN
'Top Gun' impact: Tom Cruise honoured by US Navy for supporting military pride
India Today
Tom Cruise was ‘stressed and afraid’ at Cannes Film Festival
The Independent
Manny Jacinto On His Lines Getting Cut From Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick: 'It Wasn't Shocking'
News 18
Glen Powell said no to 'Top Gun,' so Tom Cruise rewrote role for him
LA Times
Glen Powell says Tom Cruise delaying Top Gun: Maverick for two years nearly left him broke as he promotes Hit Man
The Independent
Lewis Hamilton says he ‘regrets’ sacrificing Top Gun: Maverick role for F1 title chase
The Independent
Top Gun actor Barry Tubb sues Paramount for using his image in sequel
The Independent
‘Top Gun’ actor Barry Tubb sues Paramount over use of his likeness in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
LA Times
Before Fighter's release, aerial action films you can watch: Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick, Ben Affleck's Pearl Harbor
Hindustan Times
Tom Cruise will return as Maverick in Top Gun 3
The Independent
Top Gun 3: Release date, cast, plot secrets teased for Tom Cruise's Paramount production
Hindustan Times
Timothee Chalamet reveals Tom Cruise sent him ‘most wonderfully inspiring email’ after Dune. Here's what he said
Hindustan Times
Why even a Top Gun fly-past couldn't tempt Tom Cruise to the Oscars
Daily Mail
Tom Cruise poses for a backstage snap beside glamorous Kate Hudson and Cate Blanchett
Daily Mail
Tom Cruise was ‘crying’ during reunion with Val Kilmer on Top Gun: Maverick
The Independent
ALISON BOSHOFF: Tom Cruise set to snub Baftas after Top Gun: Maverick was left off Best Film ballot
Daily Mail
Steven Spielberg tells Tom Cruise he ‘saved Hollywood’s ass’ in viral clip from Oscars luncheon
The Independent
Top Gun: Maverick named best film of 2022 by Rotten Tomatoes
The Independent
All the 2023 best picture Oscar nominees ranked, from worst to best
LA Times
Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock: Why retro Hollywood still matters
Firstpost
Paramount+ releases three-hour loop of Top Gun: Maverick beach football scene starring Miles Teller
Daily Mail
Quiz: Will you be voting for ‘Top Gun: Maverick” for best picture?
LA Times
Tom Cruise Thanks 'Top Gun: Maverick' Fans While Skydiving For 'Mission: Impossible'
Huff Post
Tom Cruise flies high into the awards zone
LA Times
Tom Cruise showcases daredevil side as he jumps out of airplane
Daily Mail
Tom Cruise lands Best Actor nomination from Critics Choice after he was snubbed by Golden Globes
Daily Mail
How Top Gun: Maverick shocked the world
BBC
Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick blockbuster sequel is headed to stream on Paramount+
Daily Mail
How cinematography, editing fly ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ into the danger zone
LA Times
Why the Oscars are primed to go Mach 10 with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
LA Times
Tom Cruise starrer 'Top Gun: Maverick' becomes 5th highest grossing movie ever in North America
India TV News
Top Gun Maverick on Amazon Prime Video: How to watch Tom Cruise's highest grossing film of all time online?
India TV News
Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick surpasses Avengers: Infinity War as sixth highest-grossing movie ever in US
Hindustan Times
Tom Cruise starrer 'Top Gun: Maverick' surpasses 'Avengers: Infinity War' as sixth highest grosser
India TV News
Top Gun: Maverick on OTT platform: Release date, where to watch, cast and plot
India Today
Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer's reunion in Top Gun 2 is 'too cheap': Quentin Tarantino
Hindustan Times
Quentin Tarantino shares thoughts on Top Gun Maverick: ‘I f***ing love it’
The Independent
Tom Cruise looks every inch the Hollywood hearthrob as he's mobbed by fans in London
Daily Mail
Tom Cruise has had ‘some conversations’ about Top Gun 3, reveals Miles Teller
Hindustan Times
Top Gun Maverick Box Office Collection: Tom Cruise's film races past USD 1 billion, a first for Hollywood star
India TV News
Top Gun: Maverick - Val Kilmer shares moving message following cameo alongside Tom Cruise in sequel
The Independent
Val Kilmer explains his ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ return and ‘authentic friendship’ with Tom Cruise
LA Times
Top Gun: Maverick scores $86 million in massive second weekend
Live Mint
Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick continues its blockbuster run at global box office, remains ordinary in India
Firstpost
‘Top Gun’ stays aloft with $86M in its 2nd weekend
Associated Press
'Top Gun' stays aloft with $86M in its 2nd weekend
The Independent
‘He has an iron stomach’: Meet the man who put Tom Cruise in the sky for Top Gun 2
The Independent
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is Cruise’s biggest domestic box office success. It’s only Week 2
LA TimesDiscover Related





























