Last week it was reported that Paramount Pictures was moving forward with Top Gun 3. The report said that Tom Cruise is returning to the franchise with Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski. The co-writer of Maverick, Ehren Kruger, is supposed to be writing the script, and Miles Teller and Glen Powell were on board as well.
During a recent interview with Happy Sad Confused podcast, Kosinski was asked about the new and he said that he hasn’t officially heard word that a third Top Gun film is actually happening, and went on to say that he would only return to the franchise if there was a good enough story or reason. He said:
“I haven’t. I mean, listen — I can’t help myself, as you’re about to go to sleep at night, the brain dreams. And of course, you can’t help but think: if there was another one, what would that story be? How could we possibly — what’s the emotional reason to bring Maverick back? What’s the challenge? Having done this, how could you possibly push it further enough that there is a challenge there, to go beyond. So, of course, you think about those things. But for me, I’ve got this F1 movie in front of me right now. I’m developing some other things. Tom [Cruise] is off shooting another Mission, and possibly going to space. So we’ve all got very ambitious things ahead of ourselves.”
Kosinski went on to say: “It took 36 years for Maverick, it could take 36 years for the next one.” So, I guess that means Top Gun 3 may not be happening after all! The last report said that Top Gun 3 could be Cruise’s next project after he’s done shooting Mission: Impossible 8. But, it sounds like that might not actually be the case, but Powell seems to have a different story.
Powell, who plays Hangman in the franchise, also addressed the reports of a third film and he teased some fun stuff is going to be announced. He also says that he’s been talking with Kosinski and the rest of the creative team. He says:
“There is going to be some fun stuff being announced soon…but it was confidential to me. I talk to [Maverick director Joseph] Kosinski, Cruise and Jerry [Bruckheimer, producer] all the time. There is stuff happening and it sounds very exciting. I don’t know when I’ll be going back… I’m sure there is a jet waiting for me sometime in the future.”
So, he’s saying that things are happening! Maybe there’s some miscommunication going on? Maybe Kosinski just isn’t ready to talk about it yet? I have no idea, but now I’m not sure if Top Gun 3 is actually happening or not. If it’s not, I’m totally fine with that. Top Gun: Maverick would be a very hard film to top.
