Top Gun: Maverick

"Top Gun 2" redirects here. For the video game, see Top Gun 2 (video game).

Top Gun: Maverick
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Kosinski
Screenplay by
Story by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyClaudio Miranda
Edited byEddie Hamilton
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) (CinemaCon)
  • May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) (United States)
Running time
131 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$170–177 million[1][3]
Box office$1.496 billion[4][5]

Top Gun: Maverick is a 2022 American action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie from stories by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. The film is a sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun. Tom Cruise reprises his starring role as the naval aviator Maverick. It is based on the characters of the original film created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. It also stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer, who reprises his role as Iceman. The story involves Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.

Development of a Top Gun sequel was announced in 2010 by Paramount Pictures. Tom Cruise, along with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott, were asked to return. Craig wrote a draft of the screenplay in 2012, but the project stalled when Scott died later that year.[6] Top Gun: Maverick was later dedicated to Scott's memory.[7] Production resumed in 2017, after Kosinski was hired to direct. Principal photography, which involved the use of IMAX-certified 6K full-frame cameras, took place from May 2018 to April 2019 in California, Washington and Maryland. It was initially scheduled to be released July 12, 2019, but it was delayed several times due to its complex action sequences and later the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, several streaming companies attempted to purchase the streaming rights to the film from Paramount, but all offers were declined on the orders of Cruise, who insisted that it be released exclusively in theaters.

Top Gun: Maverick premiered at CinemaCon on April 28, 2022, and was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on May 27, 2022. It was acclaimed by critics, with many considering it superior to the first film.[8] It won Best Film from the National Board of Review and was also named one of the top-ten films of 2022 by the American Film Institute. The film was nominated for six awards at the 95th Academy Awards (including Best Picture), winning Best Sound, and received numerous other accolades. It grossed $1.496 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2022 and the highest-grossing of Cruise's career. A sequel is in development.

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  2. ^ "Top Gun: Maverick". British Board of Film Classification. May 27, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (May 25, 2022). "Will 'Top Gun: Maverick' Be Tom Cruise's First $100 Million Opening Weekend?". Variety. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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  5. ^ "Top Gun: Maverick (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Travis, Ben (April 12, 2022). "Top Gun: Maverick Was Screened For Ridley Scott In Memory Of His Brother Tony – Exclusive". Empire. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Hammond, Pete (May 12, 2022). "Top Gun: Maverick Review: Tom Cruise Is Back Soaring In What May Be The Role Of His Career". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Campbell, Christopher (May 12, 2022). "Top Gun: Maverick First Reviews: The Most Thrilling Blockbuster We've Gotten In Years". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022. In fact, many are even calling it a better movie than the original, and maybe even one of the best Tom Cruise movies of all time.


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