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Reports: Third ‘Top Gun’ movie in early development; Tom Cruise to star

The sequal is in early development.
"Top Gun" sequel FILE PHOTO: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Tom Cruise and Miles Teller attend attend the Korea Red Carpet for "Top Gun: Maverick" at Lotte World on June 19, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures/Getty Images for Paramount Pictu)

Tom Cruise will reprise his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in a third Top Gun movie, several media outlets are reporting.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio also plans for the director of the sequel “Top Gun: Maverick,” Joseph Kosinski, to return to direct the third installment of the franchise.

Also believed to be tapped for the project are “Top Gun: Maverick” co-stars Glen Powell and Miles Teller, according to CNN.

Cruise, 61, starred in the original “Top Gun” in 1986. The 2022 sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” grossed $1.496 billion worldwide and was nominated for an Academy Award.

The script is not finalized, but a first draft is being developed by writer Ehren Kruger, who co-wrote “Top Gun: Maverick,” a source told CNN.

News of another “Top Gun” movie was first reported by Puck.

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