Overview

• McQuarrie told the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he “already knows” the threequel’s story after one discussion with co-writer Ehren Kruger
• He stressed that Top Gun 3 will lean on character emotion rather than scaling up aerial action
• Joseph Kosinski, who directed Top Gun: Maverick, is expected to return to helm the third installment
• Tom Cruise is confirmed to reprise Maverick, with Miles Teller and Glen Powell likely to return
• Paramount moved ahead on Top Gun 3 development following Maverick’s $1.4 billion global box office performance