Overview

• Paramount launched development on Top Gun 3 following Maverick’s $1.4 billion global box office haul.
• Joseph Kosinski is confirmed to direct the sequel with Ehren Kruger penning the script.
• Tom Cruise will reprise his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell for what is described as his ‘one last ride’.
• The narrative will center on an existential crisis for Maverick and only advance to production if the script meets the team’s high standards.
• No release date has been announced and Cruise’s commitments, including Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, could shape the film’s schedule.