How Tom Cruise Convinced Hangman Actor To Join Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell revealed that he was convinced to join the film by Tom Cruise after seeing Mission: Impossible — Fallout. The film, which came out in theaters on May 27 after significant pandemic-related delays, is a decades-later sequel to the 1985 hit Top Gun, which was directed by Tony Scott. The film follows Cruise, reprising his role as the hotshot fighter pilot Maverick, returning to guide a brand new crop of young pilots as they prepare for a major mission. However, complications ensue when he learns that one of the pilots is Rooster Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of Maverick's friend Goose, who blames Maverick for his father's death.
One of the most memorable new characters in the film was Hangman, played by Scream Queens and Hidden Figures star Glen Powell. Powell was originally up for the role of Rooster, but when Teller got the part he was offered the new role. Ironically, Hangman and Rooster don't get along, as Hangman is cocky and cavalier and more or less instantly rubs Rooster the wrong way.
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For their 200th episode, the Light the Fuse podcast had a massive blowout celebration by gathering a huge slate of interviews about the upcoming Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, including Cruise and McQuarrie. However, the podcast also featured brief appearances by Cruise's Maverick co-stars Powell, Greg Tarzan Davis, and Danny Ramirez. During his interview, Powell revealed that, while he wasn't sure if he was right for the role of Hangman, he received the call about the role right before heading in to see Mission: Impossible — Fallout in theaters. He asked if he could call them back, and, once he did,
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