Glen Powell already confirmed for Top Gun: Maverick sequel – “It will definitely happen eventually” | THE RIVER

The sequel project for the hit sky action movie “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022), starring Tom Cruise, seems to be moving forward slowly but surely. Glen Powell, who played the young pilot Hangman, has revealed the progress he is aware of at this stage.

Powell is about to see the release of the action-adventure blockbuster “Twisters” in Japan. Tom, who is currently producing “Mission: Impossible 8” in London, came to the premiere screening in London, England, and they had a happy reunion. When he appeared on the American podcast Happy Sad Confused with his co-star from “Twisters,” Daisy Edgar-Jones, he was asked which he thought would come sooner, a sequel to the drama “Ordinary People,” in which Edgar-Jones starred, or a sequel to “Top Gun: Maverick,” to which Powell replied, “(For the sequel to “Top Gun: Maverick”)There is a date.” he replied.

Also appearing on the talk show TODAY to promote “Twisters,” Powell was asked by the host, “By the way, what's going on with the third Top Gun?” To which he responded positively: “Tom and I weren't able to talk about it at the premiere of Twisters, but it's definitely going to happen at some point.”

Top Gun 3The decision to produce the film was announced in January 2024, with Tom reprising his role as the main character Maverick, and Miles Teller expected to appear as Powell and Rooster. Director Joseph Kosinski, who directed Maverick, has also confirmed his intention to reprise his role. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed that as of June 2024, “We haven't reached our goal yet, and it looks like it's going to take some time.”there was.

After his successful role as Hangman, Powell has been on a roll. His romantic comedy The Man Who Was a smash hit (2023), his Netflix film The Hitman is currently streaming in the US, and he is also starring in a remake of The Running Man (1987) and the medical trial film Monsanto with Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern. There is also a possibility of a remake of Backdraft (1991), and in his private life, he is studying hard to get a college degree, making him one of the busiest actors in Hollywood.

The first priority for the production of the third Top Gun movie was to secure the schedule of lead actor Tom, but securing Powell's schedule will likely be just as difficult.Powell's words make it clear that everyone is optimistic about making a sequel, and that Powell himself is in the driver's seat.

Source:Happy Sad Confused,TODAY,Indiewire