I’ll say one of the things that jumps out is FaceTiming my dad and Tom Cruise taking the phone and talking to my dad on FaceTime while we were shooting Top Gun ... Cruise show up in his son's ...

It functions as a crucial pivot point that sets up character arcs, thematic depth and emotional stakes. “Top Gun: Maverick” bridges decades without relying solely on the past by rooting new ...

In one scene, it's explained to Cruise's Pete "Maverick ... of Iceman in "Top Gun" because the story didn't interest him, but his agent pressured him to audition. "I showed up looking the fool ...