The Long Awaited Sequel, Top Gun: Maverick
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is a sequel that many people never really saw coming, but nonetheless it is one that people are looking forward to. Maverick sees the titular Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) continuing to push the envelope as a courageous test pilot. Dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Maverick finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen. Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”
What is sure to follow is a culmination of events that will result in the need to make an ultimate sacrifice for those flying the mission. Maverick will have to face his fears about the things he’s done in the past. He’ll also have to confront the things he’s done in the past, as well as the fears he’s kept sated over the years. This will end up as perhaps his greatest mission yet.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, and David Ellison. Written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ releases to theaters on June 26th, 2020.