Top Gun: Maverick is a 2022 American action film directed by Joseph Kosinski. It is the sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun and was written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie, based on a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. The film stars Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer reprising their roles from the original film, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, and Ed Harris. It follows Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger TOPGUN graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.
Introduction:
- Directed by:: Joseph Kosinski
- Screenplay by:: Ehren Kruger,Eric Warren Singer,Christopher McQuarrie
- Story by:: Peter Craig,Justin Marks
- Based on:: Characters by Jim Cash,Jack Epps Jr.
- Produced by:: Jerry BruckheimerTom CruiseChristopher McQuarrie,David Ellison
- Starring:: Tom Cruise,Miles Teller,Jennifer Connelly,Jon Hamm,Glen Powell,Lewis Pullman,Ed Harris,Val Kilmer
- Cinematography:: Claudio Miranda
- Edited by:: Eddie Hamilton
- Music by:: Harold Faltermeyer,Lady Gaga,Hans Zimmer,Lorne Balfe
- Production companies:: Skydance Media,Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- Distributed by:: Paramount Pictures
- Release dates:: April 28, 2022 (CinemaCon),May 27, 2022 (United States)
- Running time:: 130 minutes
- Country:: United States
- Language:: English
- Budget:: $170 million
- Box office:: $1.408 billion
Cast:
- Tom Cruise as CAPT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a test pilot and flight instructor, training a group of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission
- Val Kilmer as ADM Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, close friend and former rival of Maverick's
- Miles Teller as LT Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, an F/A-18E pilot in the mission training group. He is the son of Maverick's late RIO and best friend, LTJG Nick "Goose", and Carole Bradshaw. Rooster was previously portrayed by twins Aaron and Adam Weis in Top Gun in uncredited roles.
- Jennifer Connelly as Penelope "Penny" Benjamin, Maverick's rekindled love interest, who is a single mother, a bar owner, and the daughter of an admiral
- Jon Hamm as VADM Beau "Cyclone" Simpson, the commander of Naval Air Forces
- Glen Powell as LT Jake "Hangman" Seresin, an F/A-18E pilot and mission candidate
- Monica Barbaro as LT Natasha "Phoenix" Trace, an F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate
- Lewis Pullman as LT Robert "Bob" Floyd, Phoenix's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate
- Ed Harris as RADM Chester "Hammer" Cain, Maverick's superior and head of the Darkstar program
- Jack Schumacher as LT Neil "Omaha" Vikander, an F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate
- Kara Wang as LT Callie "Halo" Bassett, Omaha's F/A-18F WSO and mission candidate
- Lyliana Wray as Amelia Benjamin, Penny's daughter
- Jean Louisa Kelly as Sarah Kazansky, Iceman's wife
- James Handy as Jimmy, an old bartender at Penny's bar
