“Top Gun: Maverick” is a new film starring Tom Cruise and a sequel to the 1986 hit film “Top Gun”.
So let’s dive into some unknown trivia and facts about the film.
- Top Gun: Maverick is a 2022 American action drama film
- It is directed by Joseph Kosinski
- It is written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie
- From a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
- It is the sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun
- The film stars Tom Cruise as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a test pilot
- Alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer
- Set 36 years after its predecessor
- The film follows Maverick’s return to the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (also known as “Top Gun”)
- There he must confront his past as he trains a group of younger fighter pilots
- Among them the son of Maverick’s deceased best friend Goose
- Development for a Top Gun sequel was announced in 2010 by Paramount Pictures
- Cruise and Kilmer were approached to return in their roles from the original
- As were producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott
- In mid-2012, Craig and Marks finished a draft of the screenplay
- Scott died by suicide
- And the film’s pre-production was put on hold
- In June 2017, Kosinski was hired and wrote a new draft of the script
- Principal photography took place from May 2018 to April 2019 in California, Washington, D.C., and Maryland
- The film was shot using IMAX-certified 6K-screen cameras
- Its release, initially scheduled for July 12, 2019
- The release was delayed by efforts to shoot several complex action sequences
- Then, it was delayed again by the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts
- Top Gun: Maverick premiered at CinemaCon on April 28, 2022
- It was theatrically released in the United States on May 27, 2022, by Paramount Pictures in IMAX, 4DX, Screen X and Dolby Cinema
- The film received widespread praise from critics
- Critics commended the direction, action sequences, visuals, emotional weight, and performances
- Many deemed it superior to the first film
- The film’s score was composed by Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, and Hans Zimmer
- The soundtrack was released on May 27, 2022 through Interscope Records
- It was promoted by two singles
- These were “Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga and “I Ain’t Worried” by OneRepublic
- In the United States and Canada, Top Gun: Maverick was released alongside The Bob’s Burgers Movie
- The film is projected to gross between $85 and 100 million in its four-day opening weekend
- With some estimates going as high as $130 million
- It played in 4,732 theaters
- This is the widest release of all-time
- The film made $19.3 million from previews on Tuesday and Thursday night
- It is the best-ever for Cruise, Paramount, and Memorial Day weekend
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 97% rating
- Based on 306 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 8.2/10
- The website’s consensus reads, “Top Gun: Maverick pulls off a feat even trickier than a 4G inverted dive, delivering a long-belated sequel that surpasses its predecessor in wildly entertaining style”
- On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100
- Based on 60 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of “A+”
- While PostTrak reported 96% of audience members gave it a positive score
- With 84% saying they would definitely recommend it
- The film will be available on Paramount+, 45 days after the theatrical release
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