Maverick Secretly Reveals Tom Cruise’s Best Top Gun 3 Role
The events of Top Gun: Maverick secretly reveals Tom Cruise's best future role for Top Gun 3. Pete «Maverick» Mitchell's story continues more than three decades since he was first introduced in Tony Scott's cult classic, Top Gun through director Joseph Kosinski's sequel. In Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise's daredevil pilot continues to live life on the edge, testing his limits when it comes to his piloting skills.
Despite his flying capabilities, not to mention his impressive record, Maverick remains a lowly Navy Captain in Top Gun: Maverick. His inability to let go of the past and fear of being grounded have held him back for years. Luckily for him, he finds a new purpose when is called to train a new batch of fighter pilots for an incredibly dangerous mission. At the end of Top Gun: Maverick, not only did he and his team successfully carry out their goal, but Mitchell also finally got to patch things up with Bradley «Rooster» Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his fallen flying partner and RIO, Nick «Goose» Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards).
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Due to Top Gun: Maverick's success, it's highly unlikely that the franchise ends with just one sequel. Top Gun 3 is inevitable and despite Maverick's perfect ending with his professional and personal lives right back on track, there's no way that the third movie will move forward without the character. Effectively incorporating Mitchell into Top Gun 3's story is a big challenge, as it risks undermining his arc thus far. Luckily, Top Gun: Maverick already illustrated the best way to utilize him. The Kosinski-directed flick highlighted how good he is as a leader. Maverick naturally drew loyalty from people Hondo
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