Top Gun 2 Star Shares Sweet Tom Cruise Story About His First Audition
Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell shared a sweet moment with Tom Cruise that convinced him to join the cast. The sequel is a years-later follow-up to the 1986 Tony Scott megahit Top Gun, which followed a crew of hotshot fighter pilots competing for the top honors in their class. In the new film, Tom Cruise will be reprising his role as Maverick, now the older mentor to a new crop of graduates, including Rooster Bradshaw, the son of Top Gun character Goose (Anthony Edwards). Val Kilmer will also appear in the film, reprising his role as Lieutenant Tom «Iceman» Kazansky. Although Top Gun: Maverickwas delayed for nearly two years by the pandemic, it is finally set to release on May 27, 2022.
One of the new recruits to appear in the film is Lieutenant Hangman, played by Glen Powell. Powell has his share of experience in playing characters from the air and space domain, having previously played real-life astronaut John Glenn in the Oscar-nominated biopic Hidden Figures as well as providing a voice for Netflix's new Richard Linklater animated film Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood. Although not much is known about the character as of yet, the official Top Gun: Maverick trailer reveals that he will be participating in a scene that is a throwback to the original Top Gun's iconic volleyball sequence.
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While speaking with People about Top Gun: Maverick, Powell spoke about the unlikely events that led him to agree to board the film. He initially auditioned to play Rooster, the role that eventually went to Miles Teller. Powell was offered another part but wasn't sure that it "connected." However, Tom Cruise approached Powell to chat about his career and
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