Top Gun 2 Star Got a Real Pilot's License for Maverick Movie Role
Top Gun 2 star Glen Powell says his role in the movie inspired him to get a real pilot’s license. Tom Cruise is back as hot-shot Naval aviator Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 blockbuster. He’s joined this time by a loaded cast that among others includes Miles Teller as the son of Maverick’s late friend and navigator Goose, along with Powell as pilot trainee Lieutenant Hangman.
Given what Top Gun represents in Cruise’s career, it’s indeed no surprise to learn that the ever-intense actor was at his most amped-up on the set of the long-awaited sequel. Not only did the star require his co-stars to experience real flying, he also put them through a training regimen that Teller compared to boot camp. The results of Cruise’s dedication to realism have of course been teased in Top Gun: Maverick trailers, which promise the oft-delayed follow-up will be the most crazily realistic movie ever made about fighter pilots and what they go through as they chase their need for speed.
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But it turns out that Cruise isn’t the only Top Gun: Maverick cast member who has an appetite for flying. Speaking to People, Cruise’s co-star Powell revealed that he’s embarked on his own airborne exploits, obtaining a real life pilot’s license. Powell says that his experiences working on Maverick have inspired him to want to get more involved in living the pilot lifestyle:
«I flew a few days ago. I want to try to make it more of my daily routine. Being around pilots, you get addicted to the lifestyle. They can fly anywhere at any given time. It's such a great way to live; I'm loving it. I'm trying to use that license to go to Palm Springs, Napa, Santa Barbara for
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