Editing Top Gun (section)

== Sequel ==
{{main|Top Gun: Maverick}}

A sequel, ''Top Gun: Maverick'', was released on May 27, 2022, to critical and commercial success.<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes Editorial">{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Christopher |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Top Gun: Maverick First Reviews: The Most Thrilling Blockbuster We've Gotten In Years |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/top-gun-maverick-first-reviews-the-most-thrilling-blockbuster-weve-gotten-in-years/ |access-date=June 22, 2022 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The sequel had been in active development since at least 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/top_gun_2.html|title=''Top Gun 2'' is Heading to the Runway|last=Brodesser-Akner|first=Claude|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] magazine|date=October 13, 2010|access-date=October 15, 2010|archive-date=October 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015190520/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/top_gun_2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By September 2014, it was revealed that [[Justin Marks (writer)|Justin Marks]] was in negotiations to write the screenplay,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/top-gun-2-lands-jungle-731131|title='Top Gun 2' Lands 'Jungle Book' Writer (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 8, 2014|access-date=September 9, 2014|archive-date=September 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909200133/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/top-gun-2-lands-jungle-731131|url-status=live}}</ref> which was confirmed in June 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/top-gun-2-maverick-drone-warfare-1201529697/|title='Top Gun 2′ to Feature Maverick, Drone Warfare|last=Zumberge|first=Marianne|magazine=Variety|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=June 26, 2015|archive-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627112235/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/top-gun-2-maverick-drone-warfare-1201529697/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2017, during the promotional tour for ''[[The Mummy (2017 film)|The Mummy]]'', Cruise confirmed that a sequel to ''Top Gun'' would start filming in 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/05/23/tom-cruise-top-gun-2-definitely-happening/|title=Tom Cruise Says 'Top Gun 2' Is 'Definitely Happening'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427140725/https://ew.com/movies/2017/05/23/tom-cruise-top-gun-2-definitely-happening/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2017, Cruise revealed that the sequel's title would be ''Top Gun: Maverick'', with Faltermeyer returning as composer for the film. Scott was originally intended to return to direct the sequel, but had died by suicide on August 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/06/02/top-gun-2-title-tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick|title=In Which Tom Cruise Reveals The Title Of The TOP GUN Sequel|first=Scott|last=Wampler|date=June 2, 2017|website=Birth.Movies.Death.|access-date=June 2, 2017|archive-date=June 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604093512/http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/06/02/top-gun-2-title-tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in June 2017, it was announced that [[Joseph Kosinski]], who directed Cruise in 2013's ''[[Oblivion (2013 film)|Oblivion]]'', was set to direct—with ''Maverick'' dedicated to Scott's memory<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/top-gun-sequel-release-july-12-2019-tom-cruiise-joseph-kosinski-jerry-bruckheimer-paramount-1202123050/|title=Paramount Sets 'Top Gun 2' For July 2019; Joseph Kosinski Firmed For Tom Cruise Pic|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701012824/http://deadline.com/2017/06/top-gun-sequel-release-july-12-2019-tom-cruiise-joseph-kosinski-jerry-bruckheimer-paramount-1202123050/|url-status=live}}</ref>—and Kilmer was announced to reprise his role as Iceman.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mauch |first1=Ally |last2=McNiece |first2=Mia |last3=Warner |first3=Kara |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Tom Cruise 'Was Adamant' Val Kilmer Had to Be in Top Gun: Maverick, Says Jerry Bruckheimer |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/movies/tom-cruise-was-adamant-val-kilmer-had-to-return-top-gun-maverick/ |url-status= |access-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref> McGillis was not asked to return for the sequel,<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Desiree |date=2019-07-26 |title=Kelly McGillis Says She Wasn't Asked to Be Part of 'Top Gun' Sequel (Exclusive) |publisher=Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/kelly-mcgillis-says-she-wasnt-asked-to-be-part-of-top-gun-sequel-exclusive-129341}}</ref> but appears in the film via archive footage. The Bradshaw family—Edwards, Ryan and the Weis twins—also appear via archive footage, while [[Miles Teller]] plays their now-grown-up son, LT Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw.