Overview
- Paramount, which announced the sequel Thursday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, said Top Gun 3 is in development with a script underway and Tom Cruise back with producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
- Top Gun: Maverick co-writer Ehren Kruger is writing the new script, and Bruckheimer said the team pitched a story Cruise approved.
- The studio has not named a director or set a release date, and reports of a 2028 window or a record payday for Cruise remain unverified tabloid claims.
- Casting beyond Cruise is not confirmed, though some outlets speculate Miles Teller and Glen Powell could return based on their Maverick roles.
- The new film follows Maverick’s roughly $1.5 billion global haul and its acclaimed use of real aircraft and U.S. Navy support, which set high expectations for aviation realism.