Paramount Working on 'Top Gun 3' | THR News Video - video Dailymotion

Paramount is hoping to refuel the 'Top Gun' franchise for liftoff once more for a third film in the storied franchise.

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00:00 "What the hell?"

00:02 "Good morning, aviators."

00:04 It looks like a third Top Gun film is officially in the works.

00:08 Top Gun Maverick co-writer Aaron Kruger is penning a script for what would be a new installment,

00:13 and sources say Maverick director Joe Kaczynski would also return to direct.

00:17 The film is looking to reunite Tom Cruise with his co-stars Miles Teller and Glenn Powell.

00:22 The development comes days after Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Cruise had signed a deal to star and produce movies for Warners,

00:29 though that pact is non-exclusive.

00:31 Maverick was a massive over-performer at the box office in 2022, earning $1.5 billion globally

00:38 and sparking Steven Spielberg to credit Cruise for saving the theatrical business.

00:42 The feature followed decades after 1986's Top Gun, which helped cement Cruise as a rising movie star.

00:48 "No turning back now."

00:50 "Come on!"

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