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Top Gun 3 in Development as Maverick Confronts Existential Crisis

Joseph Kosinski is working with Ehren Kruger to craft Maverick’s final mission around a compelling existential narrative.

Tom Cruise in Top Gun
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Tom Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in "Top Gun: Maverick," which will be released on streaming platform Paramount+ on December 22.
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Overview

  • Joseph Kosinski confirmed Top Gun 3 is in active development following the film’s over $1.4 billion global success.
  • Ehren Kruger, the screenwriter behind F1: The Movie, has been enlisted to pen the sequel’s script.
  • Tom Cruise will reprise Pete “Maverick” Mitchell as the character grapples with a crisis that challenges his place in a changing world.
  • Key plot elements remain under wraps, though early reports suggest a thematic focus on AI or robotic pilots reshaping aerial combat.
  • Paramount Pictures has not set a release date and will only proceed once the creative team finalizes a story they deem strong enough.