Tom Cruise could be back on the road in the near future. While Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is still in theaters, the question of Pete Maverick's return is already being asked. After the wild success of Top Gun: Maverick, it's easy to understand why the label is a top priority for Paramount Pictures. The fourteenth-biggest box office hit worldwide is bound to be a farewell tour; the sequel has been in development for several years. But information about it is rather sparse; we only know that Joseph Kosinski will be back behind the camera and that Tom Cruise will return to play the title character.
In the midst of a promotional tour for his new film F1, Kosinski shared a comment on the progress of Top Gun 3. The news is rather good. A priori, spectators will not have to wait several decades before seeing the pilot born in 1986 under the impetus of Tony Scott. In an interview with ScreenRant, the director explains:
A genius idea?
He specifies that the film is based on a new idea and a “new challenge. Something that opens the story in a way that you can no longer abandon. It’s so ambitious, that’s what excites me.”.
While he doesn’t specify the nature of this genius idea—this is often the argument put forward by creatives in charge of the sequel to a box-office hit—it’s clear that enthusiasm seems to be the order of the day.
All that’s left is to conclude this writing phase and launch hostilities. Kosinski isn't saying when his crew hopes to return to the sets, or even if a release date is in the cards.
Tom Cruise has a pretty busy schedule, between a film by Alejandro Iñárritu and another project directed by Doug Liman. He's also reuniting with Christopher McQuarrie, director of the last Mission: Impossible films, for a World War II film. Not to mention his film is set to be shot partly in space, so he might be running out of time. If Paramount Pictures manages to find a window to shoot Top Gun 3 next year, we can hope that a 2027 release will be preferred.
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