Top Gun 3 in the works with Tom Cruise – The Hollywood Reporter

Paramount hopes to refuel The best The franchise is taking off again for the third film in the franchise.

Top Gun: Maverick Sources say co-writer Ehren Kruger is writing the script for what will be a sequel Maverick Director Joe Kosinski will also return to direct. demon News of Korger’s involvement was first reported. The intention is to reunite Tom Cruise with his next stars, Miles Teller and Glen Powell.

This development comes days after Warner Bros. announced… Discovery reported that Cruise has signed a deal to star in and produce films for Warners, although that agreement is non-exclusive. Most of the actor’s recent films have been at Paramount, although he did not have a deal there. While some can watch The best News As the eye-for-an-eye policy in the war is making headlines for Cruise, the truth is that this sequel has been quietly in development since late fall.

Paramount could not be reached for comment.

Maverick It significantly outperformed at the box office in 2022, earning $1.5 billion globally, prompting Steven Spielberg to credit Cruise with saving the theatrical business, which has suffered from the coronavirus pandemic. This feature came decades after Tony Scott’s 1986 film The bestwhich helped establish Cruise as a rising movie star.

Don’t expect to see anything new The best The film is in the near future. Cruz is currently working on the eighth Mission: Impossible The film, which will keep him busy until at least its release, is currently scheduled for May 2025. It took a few years of development before Maverick It became airborne. However, this development reinforces one thing that has become clear after this week: Cruise is still an in-demand star and studios will be fighting for his time and attention for years to come.