Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Top Gun: Maverick was the link movie connecting A Simple Favor and Once Upon a Time in America.
Linked through Bashir Salahuddin and Jennifer Connelly.
Both Bashir Salahuddin and Jennifer Connelly appeared in Top Gun: Maverick.
About Top Gun: Maverick
"Feel the need... The need for speed."
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Written by Eric Warren Singer, Ehren Kruger, Christopher McQuarrie, Justin Marks, Peter Craig
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Awards
Top Gun: Maverick received six nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won the award for Best Sound. It was also recognized as one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
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Score by Lady Gaga
Movie trivia
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Development of a sequel to Top Gun was announced in 2010, but production stalled after director Tony Scott's death in 2012, leading to the film being dedicated to his memory.
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The film utilized IMAX-certified 6K full-frame cameras for its complex action sequences, which contributed to the film's visual appeal.
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Tom Cruise insisted on an exclusive theatrical release for the film, rejecting offers from streaming companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Miles Teller was cast as Goose's son after a competitive audition process, which included Nicholas Hoult and Glen Powell for the role.
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Val Kilmer reprised his role as Iceman, having campaigned to return despite his health challenges, marking his final film appearance.
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Cruise advised Glen Powell on body language to help him portray his character 'Hangman' in a way that would resonate with global audiences.
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