{"id":588277,"date":"2026-04-16T19:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/588277\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:11:09","slug":"top-gun-3-is-official-as-paramount-confirms-script-is-being-written-cinemacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/588277\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Top Gun 3’ Is Official As Paramount Confirms Script Is Being Written: CinemaCon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA sequel to the 2022 Paramount<\/a> Pictures tentpole Top Gun: Maverick officially is in development. The studio confirmed during its CinemaCon<\/a> presentation Thursday in Las Vegas that a script is being written. Tom Cruise<\/a> is expected to reprise his role of Pete Mitchell, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer is also returning.<\/p>\n

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\n\tDeadline reported in 2024<\/a> that a third film in the franchise was in development with Ehren Kruger returning to write the script.<\/p>\n

\n\tTop Gun: Maverick\u00a0is the highest-grossing movie of Cruise\u2019s career at $1.49 billion. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, it was nominated for six Academy Awards<\/a> including Best Picture and won for Best Sound<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tTop Gun: Maverick followed Lt. Pete \u201cMaverick\u201d Mitchell as he goes back to the famous flight school to teach a new set of pilots how to successfully run a mission. Miles Teller played Bradley \u201cRooster\u201d Bradshaw, the son of \u201cGoose,\u201d played by Anthony Edwards in the 1986 first film, who dies during a training exercise.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount CEO David Ellison<\/a> has made it clear on important that last film was to the studio and that a future sequel would be a big part of the studios plans when it comes to their future theatrical slate.<\/p>\n

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