Any debate over whether Top Gun 3 would happen was put to rest in 2022 when Top Gun: Maverick became a global phenomenon. Tom Cruise's long-awaited sequel lit up the box office to the tune of $1.4 billion worldwide, earned critical acclaim (a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score), and powered itself to six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

Paramount assured that it would only make another if Cruise was on board, and after taking some time to think things through, Top Gun 3 's development began in earnest in early 2024. Christopher McQuarrie and Ehren Kruger have returned to write the screenplay, with Cruise set to play Maverick once more too.

A key part in the film's development has been the attachment of Maverick 's director, Joseph Kosinski. He's teased the "ambitious" s

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