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Tom Cruise Returns as Maverick in Top Gun 3

4/19/2026

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Tom Cruise will reprise his role as Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun 3.
Paramount Pictures publicly confirmed the project during CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Jerry Bruckheimer returns as producer for the sequel.
The film has no announced release date or director.
Ehren Kruger writes the script for the film.

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Story summary

Tom Cruise will reprise his role as Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun 3.
Paramount Pictures publicly confirmed the project during CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Jerry Bruckheimer returns as producer for the sequel.
The film has no announced release date or director.
Ehren Kruger writes the script for the film.