Tom Cruise is back traversing the sky as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, some 36 years since the original Top Gun movie made it onto the big screen. Tempted by the possibilities offered by modern technology in cinematography and air travel, director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer put Cruise inside an F-18 to take the audience above the clouds in a way never previously experienced in movie theaters. The Ringer is here with everything you need to now about Top Gun: Maverick. Follow along below:
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June 3, 2022
Which ‘Top Gun’ Scene Wins: the Volleyball Game or the Football Game?
In ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ leather has been swapped out for pigskin, Kenny Loggins for OneRepublic, and Tom Cruise jumping really high for Tom Cruise running really fast. But are all of these updates enough to top the original film’s most iconic scene?
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June 2, 2022
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Was Great, Here’s What It Needed More of. Plus, Emmy Rossum on ‘Angelyne.’
Chris and Andy share their thoughts on the long-awaited sequel
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June 1, 2022
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Needed Iceman. And Val Kilmer Needed Tom Cruise.
Kilmer’s inclusion in the blockbuster sequel shows that the franchise’s primary rivals are affected by something much stronger than g-forces these days: time.
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May 31, 2022
‘Top Gun: Maverick’: Fluke or Future of the Summer Box Office?
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss if the new ‘Top Gun’ movie’s financial success is a sign of older audiences finally returning to theaters, and whether Tom Cruise is Hollywood’s last remaining movie star
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May 31, 2022
The ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Exit Survey
It took a painfully long time for Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun’ follow-up to land in theaters—but the wait may have been rewarded with an all-time great sequel
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May 31, 2022
Tom Cruise Turned Himself Into a Superhero
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe has come to dominate the movie landscape, Tom Cruise has kept pace, fashioning himself into a demigod without wings
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May 27, 2022
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Is Here!
Sean and Amanda break down the exhilarating arrival of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ before Joseph Kosinski, the film’s director, comes on to discuss how they made this action-packed return to the skies
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May 26, 2022
The Summer Blockbuster Confidence Scale
Forbes’ Scott Mendelson joins Matt to run through each of the most highly anticipated blockbusters of the summer
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May 12, 2022
An Open Letter Imploring Dads to Watch ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Dad Cinema is a beloved yet dying film genre. Tom Cruise and his fellow ‘Maverick’ stars gave damn near everything to keep it alive.