Top Gun 2: Every Character NOT Returning In Maverick
Tom Cruise returns to star in Top Gun: Maverick in May of 2022, but most of the original moviecast won't be back — here is every character not returning after Top Gun. The long-awaited Top Gun sequel is among the most anticipated movies of 2022. The original 1986 movie is a classic, and Cruise's role as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell remains one of his most recognizable.
When Top Gun: Maverick finally returns audiences and Cruise to the familiar world of air combat, it will do so with an almost entirely new cast of characters. Cruise's newest co-stars include well-known Hollywood names like Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, and Jennifer Connelly, but Top Gun 2 also consists of fresher faces. The most significant addition to the cast is Miles Teller, as he'll play Bradley' Rooster' Bradshaw, the son of Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards). The other new pilots Maverick will work with include Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, and Manny Jacinto.
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The return of Goose's son is a rarity in terms of how Top Gun: Maverick is handling using characters from the past. Other than Rooster and Maverick, the only person from the first movie to return is Iceman. Val Kilmer is confirmed to play Tom Kazansky once more, and there are a variety of theories about the exact role he will play in the sequel. Some of the more popular theories suggest that Iceman will die in Top Gun 2. Even though Goose's son and Iceman are in Top Gun: Maverick, that is where the list of characters returning from the original film ends. This means that several characters from Top Gun won't be making an appearance — or at least have not been revealed to do so. Here is every character who will not return in Top Gun:
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