Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Top Gun: Maverick was the link movie connecting Mean Girls and Eyes Wide Shut.
Linked through Jon Hamm and Tom Cruise.
Both Jon Hamm and Tom Cruise 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, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Christopher McQuarrie, Peter Craig
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Top Gun: Maverick received six nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won the award for Best Sound. It was also named 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 Top Gun sequel began in 2010, but stalled after the death of director Tony Scott in 2012. The film was later dedicated to Scott's memory.
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Principal photography took place from May 2018 to April 2019 using IMAX-certified 6K full-frame cameras, showcasing complex aerial action sequences.
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Tom Cruise insisted that Top Gun: Maverick should be released exclusively in theaters, rejecting offers from streaming companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Val Kilmer reprised his role as Iceman, having campaigned for his return on social media, and his appearance was particularly significant as it marked his final film role.
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Miles Teller was cast as Goose's son after a competitive audition process, while Glen Powell's character, originally named Slayer, was renamed Hangman after he impressed the filmmakers.
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Director Joseph Kosinski opted to have the film stand on its own merits, largely ignoring the first film during the writing process to create a fresh narrative.
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