{"id":535964,"date":"2026-04-17T12:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535964\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:43:09","slug":"the-need-for-a-trilogy-tom-cruise-confirmed-to-return-for-top-gun-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535964\/","title":{"rendered":"The need for&#8230; a trilogy: Tom Cruise confirmed to return for Top Gun 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n         Published on<br \/>\n            17\/04\/2026 &#8211; 9:22 GMT+2\n            <\/p>\n<p>Tom Cruise is returning for Top Gun 3, Paramount announced during its CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n          ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n          ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>It will be the sequel to Joseph Kosinski\u2019s 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, which became a blockbuster hit when many theaters were still closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. It grossed $1.5 billion at the global box office from a $170 million budget. <\/p>\n<p>Cruise returned for Top Gun: Maverick 36 years after he debuted as Lt. Pete \u201cMaverick\u201d Mitchell in the 1986 original. <\/p>\n<p>The news of a third instalment is hardly surprising, as it was reportedly in the works since 2024. However, the official go-ahead from Paramount confirms that its 63-year-old star will be back, as well as the return of Jerry Bruckheimer as producer. Director Joseph Kosinski is yet to sign on.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount is set acquire Warner Bros in a $111bn deal, with Top Gun 3 to exist under the new larger company.<\/p>\n<p>The merger is a controversial deal, with many celebrities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2026\/04\/14\/block-the-merger-thousands-of-industry-professionals-speak-out-against-paramount-warner-de\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">speaking out against it and David Ellison\u2019s plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply concerned by indications of support for this merger that prioritize the interests of a small group of powerful stakeholders over the broader public good,\u201d states a recent published open letter, available <a href=\"https:\/\/blockthemerger.com\/openletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">on the website BlocktheMerger.com<\/a>. \u201cThe integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised. Competition is essential for a healthy economy and a healthy democracy. So is thoughtful regulation and enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter, signed by more than 1,000 film and TV stars and creatives, including Joaquin Phoenix, Jane Fonda, Bryan Cranston, Javier Bardem, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve and Emma Thompson, argues that \u201cmedia consolidation has already weakened one of America\u2019s most vital global industries \u2013 one that has long shaped culture and connected people around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During Paramount\u2019s presentation this week, Ellison reiterated his aim to release 30 movies a year under the Paramount-Warner banner. Other films mentioned in the upcoming slate include Taylor Sheridan\u2019s Call of Duty adaptation, Damien Chazelle\u2019s new film starring Cillian Murphy, and a new horror film in the Longlegs universe.<\/p>\n<p>Cruise will next be seen in Digger, the new film from Oscar winner Alejandro G I\u00f1\u00e1rritu. Co-starring Sandra H\u00fcller, Jesse Plemons and Riz Ahmed, the satirical black comedy centers on the most powerful man in the world, who races to prove he is humanity\u2019s savior before the disaster he unleashed destroys everything. It is set to hit theatres on 2 October 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on 17\/04\/2026 &#8211; 9:22 GMT+2 Tom Cruise is returning for Top Gun 3, Paramount announced during its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[2755,14253,96,2332,123,2839,17293,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-535964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-celebrity-news","9":"tag-cinema","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-film","12":"tag-hollywood","13":"tag-movies","14":"tag-tom-cruise","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}