Tom Cruise will reprise his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in a third Top Gun movie, several media outlets are reporting.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio also plans for the director of the sequel “Top Gun: Maverick,” Joseph Kosinski, to return to direct the third installment of the franchise.
Also believed to be tapped for the project are “Top Gun: Maverick” co-stars Glen Powell and Miles Teller, according to CNN.
Cruise, 61, starred in the original “Top Gun” in 1986. The 2022 sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” grossed $1.496 billion worldwide and was nominated for an Academy Award.
The script is not finalized, but a first draft is being developed by writer Ehren Kruger, who co-wrote “Top Gun: Maverick,” a source told CNN.
News of another “Top Gun” movie was first reported by Puck.
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