Top Gun 3, Featuring Tom Cruise as Maverick, Officially In Works, Deets Inside!

Good news, y’all! During its CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas, Paramount confirmed that Tom Cruise will essay the role of flying ace Maverick again in Top Gun 3. For the unversed, the sequel to the 2022 blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” was first revealed to be in the works back in 2024 with scribe Ehren Kruger, who co-wrote “Maverick” with Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the film became a blockbuster hit, grossing $1.5 billion at the global box office. 

Now, after years of waiting, Tom Cruise is back with a bang. Here’s the back story.

Top Gun 3 Major Update: Tom Cruise Returns to the Silver Screen

The good news of Tom Cruise’s comeback came this week at the studio’s showcase at CinemaCon. It is an annual week-long summit at which Hollywood studios present their biggest upcoming movies to theatre owners and the press. Paramount film co-head Josh Greenstein said Top Gun 3 was “officially in development with a script well underway”, adding that Cruise would reunite with producer Jerry Bruckheimer on the project. The 63-year-old actor will headline the third film in the action drama series, with no other returning cast members confirmed. 

To refresh your memory, the 2022 film Top Gun earned six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Cruise was last seen in the final Mission: Impossible film and will next topline Digger, the much-anticipated new film from Oscar-winning Alejandro G Iñárritu.