Top Gun 3

Top Gun 3
In development at Paramount Pictures, with Tom Cruise set to reprise his role as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, joined by Glen Powell as Jake "Hangman" Seresin and Miles Teller as Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw.  

The following is a speculative script outline for Top Gun 3, weaving in confirmed cast returns and industry insights. While exact plot details remain under wraps, this draft leverages known creative choices and thematic threads teased by key collaborators (Christopher McQuarrie, Ehren Kruger) to craft a narrative that balances high-octane aerial action with emotional stakes. All factual mentions about development status, cast, and creative team are cited accordingly. 

SCENE 1: INTERIOR – TOP GUN ACADEMY – AUDITORIUM – MORNING

• Description: Wide shot of the newly refurbished Top Gun auditorium, neon SUNLIGHT filtering through glass panels. Portraits of Navy aces line the walls. STUDENTS in flight jackets settle into seats as MAVRICK (Tom Cruise, 62) steps onto the stage.

• Audio: Murmurs of anticipation; distant jet engines roaring.

• Dialogue (Maverick, addressing recruits):

  “Good morning. Here, you’re not just pilots—you’re the Navy’s finest. I don’t care how many hours you’ve flown or how many medals you’ve got—this program pushes you to your limit. And if you want to survive, you learn to trust your wingman.”

• Action: Maverick’s gaze briefly shifts to a side entrance, where Hangman (Glen Powell, 36) and Rooster (Miles Teller, 37) enter together, nodding to Maverick with respect tinged by tension.

   

• Visual Reference: Promotional still of Maverick addressing recruits from Top Gun: Maverick

SCENE 2: INTERIOR – TOP GUN HANGAR – LATE MORNING

• Description: Hangar bay filled with F/A-18 Super Hornets. Mechanics and pilots bustle about. Hangman watches as a new prototype jet—painted with a stylized “Viper” emblem—rolls out.

• Dialogue (Hangman, to Rooster):

  • Hangman (grinning): “They say this new trench– better radar, faster climb rate. Ready to show these rookies why they call me Hangman?”

  • Rooster (shrugs): “As long as Maverick doesn’t drag us into a cannonball run.”

• Action: Maverick approaches, black shades on, giving them a curt nod.

• Dialogue (Maverick):

  “No cannonball runs. This is a precision competition—sky-to-ground, sky-to-air. And we’re facing a new unknown: AI-assisted drones that can learn in real time.”

• Audio: Jet engines powering up in the background.

• Citation: Development notes emphasize emotional storytelling over pure spectacle; writer Christopher McQuarrie outlined that the third installment’s emotional core is “already in the bag.”