Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise initially saw little point in a sequel to one of the biggest hits of his career: Top Gun (1986). Nevertheless, work began in 2010 on developing ideas for a sequel. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer had once again approached Tony Scott to take on the directing role, but following Scott’s suicide in 2012, the plans were put on hold. Bruckheimer, however, remained committed to the project, particularly after Cruise had shown an interest in the film. The film was ready in 2019, but then the covid-19 pandemic struck. Three years later, it was finally released; it became a massive box office hit. Many critics considered this spectacular sequel a better film than the first instalment. I

t has been thirty years since naval pilot Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (Cruise) completed his flight training. He has since become an instructor on that very course. It is now his task to prepare a number of young pilots for a very difficult and dangerous mission.