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As it turns out , Top Gun 3is a really bad idea , despite how vast of a successTop Gun : Maverickwas . 2022’sTop Gun : Maverickis one of the biggest celluloid success stories in late years , with it not only successfully revitalise a dealership in a way that many view to be unspoiled than the original , but also almost single - handedly saving flick theatre of operations after the COVID-19 pandemic . Top Gun : Maverickwas a monolithic critical and commercial winner , and while it would make sense for a sequel to go into production soon , makingTop Gun 3would be a ugly idea .

Talks ofTop Gun 3have been making the rounds since audiences realized how bad of a successTop Gun : Maverickturned out to be , with the monumental picture renewing interest in the dealership , Tom Cruise , and theaters as a whole . Although nothing aboutTop Gun 3has been officially announced , it only makes sentiency for a sequel to be in yield give how successful the film was . Top Gun 3could see the reappearance of Pete " Maverick " Mitchell for another aery adventure , or it could agitate focal point toTop Gun : Maverick ’s fresh characters like Rooster and Hangman . However , both of these instruction would be really bad estimate .

Top Gun : Maverick might have seemed like a fitting end for the franchise , but the sequel actually left many questions undefendable for Top Gun 3 to serve .

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10Top Gun: Maverick Reaction Was Overhyped By Box Office Recovery

Top Gun : Maverickfound the magic formula that got hearing back in theater seats , with it revitalizing the movie theater industry .

Top Gun : Maverickis a large pic , butthe response to the legacy sequel was incredibly overhyped by its box office recovery . Theaters had been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020 , with many otherwise popular movies flopping due to hearing being wary to give to theatre . However , Top Gun : Maverickfound the charming formula that got audience back in theater seats , with it revitalizing the movie theater industry . This important milepost in cinematic history upliftedTop Gun : Maverickway more than the motion picture would have otherwise , andTop Gun 3wouldn’t have this milestone on its side .

9Top Gun 2 Ended Tom Cruise’s Maverick Story Perfectly

There is nowhere else for Maverick ’s floor to go , imply that the only other choice is cutting Tom Cruise

One of the big struggles thatTop Gun 3would have to face is continuing Maverick ’s story , asTop Gun : Maverickended it perfectly . Maverick ’s electric discharge still had a passel of loose oddment after the conclusion of the originalTop Gun , with many of these story cadence deliver in the legacy sequel . However , Top Gun : Maverickgave Maverick a unexampled relationship , encourage him in his career , and helped resolve his history with Goose and Iceman . There is nowhere else for Maverick ’s story to go , meaning that the only other option is cutting Tom Cruise , which is an even worse idea .

8Top Gun: Maverick Worked Because So Much Time Passed Since The Original

One of the reason thatTop Gun : Maverickworked so well is because so much time had passed since the original 1986 motion picture . Top Gun : Maverickis pretty similar to the original film , but the 10 of technical advancement and the all - Modern cast helped make the bequest continuation feel unequaled . IfTop Gun 3happens anytime presently , the film will struggle to make itself stand aside fromTop ordnance : Maverick , as the lack of fourth dimension pass on will intend that both moving-picture show will feel fabulously like .

7Top Gun 3 Couldn’t Match Iceman’s Top Gun: Maverick Return

One of the most impactful second inTop Gun : Maverickis the payoff of Val Kilmer ’s Iceman , Maverick ’s competition who subsequently became his Quaker in the originalTop Gun . Maverick and Iceman ’s relationship along with Val Kilmer ’s actual - world aesculapian battle made the moment incredibly dear , and there is no direction thatTop Gun 3can revivify this spirit . Iceman dies in the subsequence , meaning he ca n’t devolve forTop Gun 3 , and none of the other originalTop Guncharacters would have nigh as impactful of a return .

6Top Gun: Maverick’s Original Characters Have All Had Their Arcs Completed

Top Gun : Maverickintroduces a gravid cast of new characters , with many of these young attack aircraft pilots being some of the most interesting division of the cinema . It is possible that these raw character could take over in the place of Tom Cruise ’s Maverick , but the problem is that all their arcs have been discharge . There is n’t a clear guidance for whereTop Gun : Maverick ’s new characterscould go in the future , mean that it would be unmanageable to impart them back for another level inTop Gun 3 .

5It Would Be Hard For Top Gun 3 To Avoid Copying Old Top Gun Storylines

Top Gun 3 ’s story would have several problems if the moving picture ever gets made . There are really only two choice forTop Gunstories : explore how the TOPGUN program works ( which the originalTop Gundid ) or following the mold on a military mission ( whichTop Gun : Maverickdid ) . It would be unmanageable to come up with a account that avoids falling into one of these two narratives while also celebrate the TOPGUN syllabus and dogfights in the moving-picture show .

4Rooster’s Goose Story Is Key To Top Gun 2 (& It Can’t Return In Top Gun 3)

No returning storylines would be as powerful as Rooster ’s Goose account .

Top Gun : Maverickhas a flock of arcs , butthe core of the film is Maverick and Rooster ’s conflict over the death of Goosein the original film . Maverick ’s attempts to connect with Rooster are at the heart of the picture , with it culminate in the duo ’s program to escape foeman territory together . By the end of the film , Maverick and Rooster have reconciled , have in mind thatTop Gun 3would have to find a different emotional musical rhythm to function as the core of the film . It ’s potential that they could make a young one , but no returning storylines would be as powerful as Rooster ’s Goose write up .

3Top Gun: Maverick’s Technical Achievements Won’t Be As Impressive The Second Time

One of the best aspects ofTop Gun : Maverickis its expert achievements and scale , with the moving-picture show looking almost identical to real life . The innovational optical effect combined with the fact that doer flew in real carpenter’s plane make the moving picture look unlined , something that was achieved due to the decades of procession since the first film . Top Gun 3would undoubtedly copy these tricks , but it would n’t be as impressive the 2nd fourth dimension around , and there is n’t enough time to innovate the same fashion thatTop Gun : Maverickdid .

Top Gun 3 is not yet confirm for production , but one movie has a probability to raise an thespian ’s stock as the best possible Maverick replacement .

2Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible Failure Proves Top Gun 3 Isn’t Guaranteed Box Office Gold

Top Gun : Maverickwas a massive hit , but releasingTop Gun 3is speculative due to Tom Cruise’sMission : Impossiblefailure proving thatTop Gun 3isn’t guarantee box part gold . missionary station : unimaginable - beat Reckoning Part Onewas a box spot letdown , which was surprising to many due to Tom Cruise riding on the success ofTop Gun : Maverick . Mission : unacceptable 7proved that Tom Cruise could fail , and releasingTop Gun 3risks continuing this inauspicious trend .

1Top Gun 3 Can’t Rely On Nostalgia Anymore

One of the main reasons thatTop Gun : Maverickwas such a achiever was its reliance on nostalgia for the originalTop Gun . Iceman ’s comeback , the use of archival footage , and even the porta credits all shout out back to the original flick , retake the feeling that fans ofTop Gunhad back in 1986 . However , now that this true cat has been let out of the pocketbook , Top Gun 3can’t rely on nostalgia anymore , meaning that it has a much greater uphill battle than its forerunner did .

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Top Gun : Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 original film star Tom Cruise as Pete " Maverick " Mitchell , a top - tier pilot film in the Navy . Thirty years after the original film ’s event , Maverick is asked to head up a section of the TOP GUN program to embark on a dangerous mission . Things become personal when the programme includes the son of Maverick ’s late admirer , forcing him to confront his past times .

Rooster Hangman and Maverick in Top Gun

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Tom Cruise as Maverick rides a motorcycle in Top Gun: Maverick.

Tom Cruise’s tearful Maverick salutes while in uniform in Top Gun Maverick

Iceman talking with Maverick in Top Gun Maverick

Miles Teller as Rooster, Lewis Pullman as Bob, and Jay Ellis as Payback in Top Gun: Maverick.

Miles Teller as Rooster and Tom Cruise as Maverick hiding behind a snowbank in Top Gun 2

Rooster in the cockpit in Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning.

Tom Cruise flying a jet in Top Gun Maverick

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Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 original film starring Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a top-tier pilot in the Navy. Thirty years after the original film’s events, Maverick is asked to head up a section of the TOP GUN program to embark on a dangerous mission. Things become personal when the program includes the son of Maverick’s late friend, forcing him to confront his past.

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