‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director Explains Why Kelly McGillis and Meg Ryan Weren’t Asked Back for Sequel
Top Gun: Maverick, once again starring Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, is set to release in theatres on May 27. The long-awaited sequel will incorporate ’80s nostalgia from the original while also leaving behind some pivotal aspects to create a whole new film.
In the 1986 film, Top Gun, the plot focuses on Mitchell’s fight to be the top pilot in his class. With a much older Cruise headlining the new film, Maverick shifts gears and instead focuses on Mitchell training a new group of young, hotshot pilots for a dangerous mission that involves the destruction of an enemy’s uranium stockpile.
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