'Top Gun 3' Is in the Pipeline and Tom Cruise Is Working on It
- Tom Cruise confirmed he is working on a third Top Gun movie, currently exploring story ideas as of May 2025.
- This development follows the 2022 success of Top Gun: Maverick, which took 35 years to materialize and grossed $1.49 billion worldwide.
- Cruise is simultaneously involved in multiple projects including potential sequels to Days of Thunder and a new film with director Alejandro González Iñárritu.
- Cruise mentioned that they are exploring and discussing various story ideas and possibilities, while Paramount described a recent script lawsuit as entirely baseless.
- The preparation for Top Gun 3 and other projects suggests Cruise intends to continue making films well into the future, maintaining his active career.
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Tom Cruise Drops Unexpected Update On Third 'Top Gun' Movie
Tom Cruise might be cooking something up with a potential third "Top Gun" movie."Top Gun: Maverick" - a sequel to the original 1986 film - hit theaters in May 2022, and earned nearly $1.5 billion at the box office around the globe.The film was the first mega-blockbuster after theaters were crippled during the COVID-19 pandemic. It got people back out to theaters, and was a smashing success by all metrics.There's been chatter since "Top Gun: Mave…
Tom Cruise gives Top Gun 3 update – 3 years after Maverick and nearly 40 since the original
It's now been a few years since the release of Top Gun: Maverick and it seems Tom Cruise is working hard to bring a follow-up to life for all those expectant fans out there.While it was certainly quite the wait between 1986's Top Gun and 2022's sequel, Cruise has recently revealed that he is "working on" another entry, likely hoping to reach the heady heights of the sequel's box office success.Speaking on Australia’s Today, Cruise said: “Yeah, w…
Tom Cruise Says He’s ‘Working On’ Potential Sequels for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Days of Thunder’: ‘We’re Thinking and Talking About Many Different Stories’
Tom Cruise says he and his team are working on potential sequels for 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Days of Thunder.'
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