Top Gun: Maverick

The movie theater remains the best way to experience Top Gun Maverick as Tom Cruise shatters Avengers: Infinity War's box office record.

Ultimately, that seems like the perfect prize for a sequel that does justice to Tony Scott's Top Gun. All that, combined with Paramount's reluctance to drop Top Gun on its streaming service means movie theaters are still the go-to option for most people wanting to experience or rewatch the film. Regardless, Top Gun: Maverick's stellar run in theaters could set an important precedent for future blockbusters. All of these records were set with the clear advantage of being able to rely on the massive income generated by the Chinese box office, whose censors prevented The film’s success story has vindicated Cruise and the studio’s decision to hold off Top Gun's release for as long as possible until the market conditions were suitable for a widespread and prolonged theatrical run. Still, Paramount's strategy of keeping the movie in cinema theaters as long as possible could see it beat Black Panther's $700 million tally next.

It's possible that Paramount may wait until after Top Gun 2 is released on DVD and Blu-ray before moving the film to Paramount+, which would mean waiting until ...

[iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/top-gun-maverick/id1622173773) and [Vudu](https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Top-Gun-Maverick/1196579) at 12 a.m. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Maverick-Tom-Cruise/dp/B0B215H8Y3/?tag=decider08-20&asc_refurl=https://decider.com/2022/08/22/top-gun-maverick-streaming-release-time-digital/&asc_source=web), [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/top-gun-maverick/id1622173773), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Top_Gun_Maverick?id=PnS5p3AmpRE.P), [Vudu](https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Top-Gun-Maverick/1196579), and more. Simply scroll up and hit play at the video at the top of this page. However, obviously, an exception has been made for Top Gun: Maverick 2, or else you would have seen the film on Paramount+ around July 2022. Eastern Time and [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Maverick-Tom-Cruise/dp/B0B215H8Y3/?tag=decider08-20&asc_refurl=https://decider.com/2022/08/22/top-gun-maverick-streaming-release-time-digital/&asc_source=web) at about 12 a.m. In the meantime, you can Top Gun: Maverick will be available on digital platforms on Tuesday, August 23. Starting Tuesday, you’ll be able to purchase the movie on demand on places like [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Maverick-Tom-Cruise/dp/B0B215H8Y3/ref=sr_1_2?crid=313DIP1GNFMIV&keywords=top+gun+maverick&qid=1660942767&sprefix=top+gu%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-2&tag=decider08-20&asc_refurl=https://decider.com/2022/08/22/top-gun-maverick-streaming-release-time-digital/&asc_source=web), [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/top-gun-maverick/id1622173773), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Top_Gun_Maverick?id=PnS5p3AmpRE.P), and [Vudu](https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Top-Gun-Maverick/1196579), Top Gun: Maverick costs $19.99 to buy on demand. You can pre-order the film for $19.99 now. After nearly three months in theaters—making over $1.4 billion at the global box office, the kind of profit Hollywood hasn’t seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic—Top Gun: Maverick is coming to video-on-demand for a premium price. The young recruits have a lot to learn, and Maverick, with the support of his friend/formal rival Admiral Tom “Iceman” Kazansky (played by Val Kilmer, reprising his role), is the only one who can whip them into shape.

MCU star Paul Bettany has issued his response to "Top Gun: Maverick" outgrossing "Avengers: Infinity War" -- and it's nothing short of perfection.

["Top Gun: Maverick" is smashing major box office records](https://www.looper.com/879233/top-gun-maverick-just-smashed-a-major-box-office-record/) left and right. As it happens, though, his household also includes a person whose allegiances lie in the "Top Gun: Maverick" camp. Bettany's married to Jennifer Connelly, who stars in the "Top Gun" sequel as Pete Mitchell's love interest, Penny Benjamin. [Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4154756/)) — a massive figure that, however, was soon surpassed when 2019's "Avengers: Endgame" grossed over $858 million in the U.S. In the Disney+ show "WandaVision," he also portrays a new, rebooted and rebuilt "White Vision" version of the android. Keen to see how the story so far would end, the public rushed in the movie theaters to a domestic gross of over $678 million (via

The long-awaited sequel to 1986's "Top Gun," again starring Tom Cruise as fighter pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, maneuvered through a gauntlet of COVID-19 ...

Q: You've brushed off "Maverick" sequel questions in the past. Hans Zimmer uses those five or six notes from "Danger Zone" over and over, in the film's beginning and in the third act. We had worked with each rehearsal to get the altitude we wanted. And then once we heard Gaga's song that she had written, the problem was solved. "Take My Breath Away" is really Maverick and Charlie's theme from the first film. It never occurred to me to use it as a love theme for this film. The relationship between Maverick and Penny is much deeper than a purely physical one. Kosinski: The relationship between Maverick and Charlie is obviously a very different one. Was that used in the film? What was the thinking there? (Kilmer's) voice was digitally altered and blended a little bit just for clarity. "Our reaction is always the same: 'Congratulations, can you believe this?' And it just keeps going."

Top Gun: Maverick has overtaken Avengers: Infinity War and become the sixth highest-grossing movie in U.S. history. top-gun-marvel Marvel Studios/ ...

[Jerry Bruckheimer](https://movieweb.com/person/jerry-bruckheimer/) believes that this success should carry over to the Academy, [with the producer stating that Tom Cruise deserves an Oscar for his efforts](https://movieweb.com/top-gun-maverick-producer-tom-cruise-should-win-an-oscar/) in bringing Maverick back to the big screen. [EW](https://ew.com/movies/jerry-bruckheimer-why-top-gun-maverick-tom-cruise-highest-grossing-movie/), Bruckheimer first praised the efforts [Marvel](https://movieweb.com/fc/movies/marvel/) and DC, before reasoning that it is the reality of Top Gun: Maverick that has so overwhelmingly appealed to audiences. While Top Gun: Maverick still has some way to go before taking over Infinity War’s global box office of just over $2 billion, if anyone can do it, it’s Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. So, as Bruckheimer explains it, rather than the CGI magic of Marvel, with the producer adding that audiences "have been seeing so much CGI,” it is the tangibility of Top Gun: Maverick that has led to such massive success. Now the sixth-highest-grossing movie ever in North America, Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer has explained why he believes the action drama has managed to overtake the superhero offerings of Marvel and DC. You're seeing what they do, you're seeing what their life is like, and the trials and tribulations that they have to go through.

A fascinating fan-created poster imagines Tom Cruise and his fellow Top Gun: Maverick pilots fighting Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War.

[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness](https://screenrant.com/tag/doctor-strange-2/) almost referenced this in the film, as there was an idea to bring in Cruise to play an Iron Man variant. [Bosslogic](https://www.instagram.com/p/Chf3VUUv4hg/) to create a crossover fan poster. So regardless of Maverick's piloting skills, he couldn't have made that much of a difference to the outcome of the film. However, [Top Gun: Maverick was worth the wait](https://screenrant.com/top-gun-2-maverick-cruise-reviews-positive-why/) as the blockbuster delivered on all fronts, becoming a box office hit and a critical darling. Based on Doctor Strange's assessment of the future, the Mad Titan Joseph Kosinski's [Top Gun](https://screenrant.com/tag/top-gun/) sequel was more than three decades in the making and was even further delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

In an exclusive clip, the writers, producers, and director explain the importance of keeping Maverick as true to his character as possible in Top Gun: ...

Producer and writer Christopher McQuarrie echoed this statement saying, "it was very important to us that Maverick still be in the Navy." "That was an idea I had very early, and Tom loved it." Obviously, the movie clicked, but one of the biggest reasons why is that the character of Maverick himself, basically, didn’t change.

Vudu is also debuting an exclusive clip from “Top Gun: Maverick,” titled “Choreographing Flights,” which features interviews with “Top Gun: Maverick” stars ...

Top Gun: Maverick is available to preorder now on Vudu for $19.99 in SD or in UHD/HDX for the ultimate home cinematic experience. For a limited time, gift card orders of $60.00 or more get 10% off and a free Vudu rental up to $5.00. Starting today, Vudu is offering four unique Top Gun: Maverick gift card designs

At Netflix it's Lili Reinhart who takes the lead, not Jamie Foxx.

Netflix publishes its own weekly top 10 on Tuesdays based on time viewed. Prices for all titles are for rental. Based on past similar originals, it’s a respectable position in its second month of availability. “The Next 365 Days,” the third installment in their sex thriller franchise, is #5. That explains its position flip with “Minions: The Rise of Gru” (Universal/$19.99) at all sites. Select usually means limited, but since Netflix and studios often don’t speak exactly the same language, it could mean the theater plan remains a work in progress that could be influenced by festival response. It’s a strange plan: The Netflix debut comes more than three months after its September Toronto premiere and its theatrical strategy is inconclusive. Two are from Paramount: “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Frank” (after four weeks in theaters) and “Orphan: First Kill” (released same day in theaters) are also available on Paramount Plus. Next week, all other game plans will be moot: “ [Top Gun: Maverick](https://www.indiewire.com/t/top-gun-maverick/)” (Paramount/$19.99) comes to PVOD rental platforms Tuesday and will undoubtedly dominate for the foreseeable future. Still AWOL is Universal’s “Nope,” which has no PVOD date a month after its theatrical release. This week saw four other new releases make the top 10. Only iTunes includes “Maverick” pre-buys on its charts, where it currently sits at #3 even though paying early doesn’t confer any advantage.

Find out how to stream the original 'Top Gun' film and its sequel for free online, plus shop Tom Cruise's exact Ray-Ban sunglasses seen on screen and more ...

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Top Gun: Maverick includes the return of Val Kilmer's Iceman, and watching it proved to be an emotional experience for the actor.

But it was a dream to be able to get to work with Ed Harris and have him play that role at the beginning of the film. So that was one scene I wanted him to see, and obviously, we were all a little nervous showing it to him just because we really wanted him to like it. And maybe down the road, if we come up with a story that feels like it absolutely has to happen, then maybe it will, but right now, I think we’re all just enjoying the relief of getting this one out the door. Hangman had some growing up to do, a little maturing to do as a pilot, and he comes through at the end of the movie, having gone through that arc and learning his lesson. Do you remember the first time you showed the finished scene to Tom and Val? And of course, he comes through in the end as well, in a spectacular way. Maverick needed to choose a wingman for that final mission, someone that he could count on, someone that would come back for him, as Rooster does in the third act. Well, we made the film to be enjoyed on the big screen, in the best theater you can find, and we finally were at a time where people felt comfortable going back to the theater to rediscover that experience that we all missed for a couple years. They got to see Tom come back to the role of Maverick after 35 years, and that was a real thrill for people. “Movies are meant to be interpreted in a variety of ways, and I love it when people read different meanings into it. “Obviously, we were all a little nervous showing it to him just because we really wanted him to like it. It’s a staggering achievement, to say the least, for a sequel to Tony Scott’s 36-year-old film, especially since it doesn’t fit the profile of most record breakers today.

To celebrate the digital release of the sequel, we are happy to give away ten digital codes for Tom Cruise fans to check out the new film for free. You can ...

There isn't any word at this time as to when the film may be added to Paramount+ or any other streaming service. The film will be available for purchase digitally on Aug. After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Along with Tom Cruise, the sequel brought back Val Kilmer for a special Top Gun reunion that stands out as one of the movie's finest moments. You're seeing what they do, you're seeing what their life is like, and the trials and tribulations that they have to go through. You can participate in the giveaway by entering your information in the form linked below.

Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer theorizes about the film's success, and how Marvel Studios may have factored into it.

Possibly, as Jerry Bruckheimer theorizes, audiences may need a bit of a rest from CGI-heavy fare and were drawn to Top Gun: Maverick because of the more grounded approach it took. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on movie theaters around the country, the future of theatrical releases seemed to be grim, especially considering the rapid growth in streaming platforms. For more on other films releasing in theaters and streaming this year, you can check out our The blockbuster hit used real fighter jets for many of the flight scenes, and Top Gun: Maverick has certainly been a godsend in a number of ways. Well, producer Jerry Bruckheimer has his own theory about why Tom Cruise's latest feature has become such a phenomenon, and, in his eyes, it may have to do with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Comparing “Top Gun” with its sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” the latter does everything the former does, but better, writes Sonia Verma.

Comparing “Top Gun” with its sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” the latter does everything the former does, but better. The movie, though the action was contained in the first and last 20 minutes of the movie, had a satisfying, feel-good conclusion. The romance in “Top Gun,” although central to the plot, was a bit half-hearted. On the other hand, all the characters of ‘“Top Gun: Maverick” are able to shine, partially because easily understood plot but also because of the good chemistry the characters and actors have with each other. “Top Gun” itself was the highest-grossing movie in its year of release, cashing in around $440 million in today’s dollars. Meanwhile, “Top Gun: Maverick” has a simple and concise plot paired alongside a linear heist subplot.

Tom Cruise stars in the global phenomenon, reprising his role as top naval aviator Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. The movie unites Maverick with Lt. Bradshaw, the ...

“Extra” is giving a digital copy of “Top Gun: Maverick” to 10 lucky friends. Bradshaw, the son of his former wingman “Goose,” and bitter rivalries are ignited. Watch as Tom talks getting catapulted off an aircraft carrier for the movie.

I'm a fighter pilot… It's not what I am, it's who I am.”

The movie’s a masterwork of cinematography and editing, aiming for visual clarity and hitting the bullseye. (The action inevitably blends CGI and practical stunts, but you’ll be hard-pressed to notice.) Not that the film is truly about anything beyond its existence as a diversion for its audience; its jingoistic military hoo-ah is more vague than it is in the original film, and the blatant nonspecificity of the enemy in this movie is more nudge-wink comedy than worthy of critical harping. They have three weeks to train for a two-and-a-half-minute endeavor in which four planes have to go LEFFFFFFTTTTTT real hard and then RIGGGGHHTTTTTTT a little bit harder and then left and right and left and right but faster, and then UPPPPPPPP and then upside-down and then DOWWWNNNNNNNN and then launch missiles at a miniscule target (it’s an illicit uranium-enrichment site in a very purposely unnamed country, if you must know) and hopefully destroy it and then go UUUUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP and try not to pass out from the Gs and then avoid some surface-to-air missiles and hopefully enemy planes that are better and faster than your planes don’t notice. He gets word that his program is about to be axed by a grimacing honcho (Ed Harris) barking this and that about Pentagon budgets, so Mav pushes the envelope: “They want Mach 10, let’s give ’em Mach 10.” Does he give ’em Mach 10? There’s a point where it reaches fever pitch, teases us, breaks the tension and then lets rip like a golden retriever let off its leash to bound and gambol as we giggle helplessly. But the same aesthetic rigor Cruise brings to the Mission: Impossible franchise easily translates to Maverick, which renders the highway to the danger zone even faster and more dangerous than before. Meanwhile, Mav reconnects with his ex, Penny Benjamin (Jennifer Connelly), now an available single mom who owns the bar with the piano in it, as well as Iceman (like I said, Val Kilmer!), because this movie needs to make us cry before it juices the living crap out of our adrenaline glands. Sex and Skin: One amusingly awkward, uber-dorky non-sex sex scene in which Cruise and Connelly are primarily shot from the neck up and has more smiling than kissing. You’ll never take the movie star out of this guy. That lungs-of-steel, guts-of-iron mission requires Mav to return to Top Gun, the school for elite fighter pilots, and teach the young whippersnapper cockpitters how to be total f—ing badasses, while Vice Admiral Cyclone Simpson (Jon Hamm) never stops pursing his lips disapprovingly as he tries to keep the lowercase-m maverick from breaking all the rules even though the mission pretty much demands that all the rules be broken. You know, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, the guy whose picture is next to “hotshot” in the dictionary.

Originally released in May 2022, the movie — starring Tom Cruise as Maverick once again, alongside Miles Teller, Val Kilmer and more — came to theatres and has ...

That whole ending scene where Rooster and Maverick were struck down by enemy fighter pilots was one of the best in the film and is totally rewatchable. In it, Iceman uses his computer to speak to Maverick regarding his status as a teacher and his guilt about the past, saying that the “Navy needs Maverick.” It’s made even more powerful when Iceman, despite his cancer, speaks to Maverick personally. While what he did was unauthorized, it gave his team the confidence they needed in order to proceed with the mission, and to get him back as team leader after he was kicked out due to an incident with an F/A-18. When they confront Maverick about the difficult route, he decides to take it upon himself to prove that it is possible to make the flight. Let’s take a look at some of the most rewatchable moments from TOP GUN: MAVERICK that has audiences coming back over and over again. When it comes to blockbuster movies, one that has lived in the minds of fans for so long is TOP GUN.

To get a taste of what the Top Gun: Maverick actors' prep entailed, ComingSoon was flown to San Diego by Paramount Home Entertainment to fly an Extra 300.

What surprised me the most was how physically demanding the flight was. To get a taste of what the actors’ prep for the film entailed, ComingSoon was flown to San Diego by Paramount Home Entertainment to fly an Extra 300, the stunt plane that the actors trained with. After being set up against my opponent (the lovely

The wildly successful 2022 film starring Tom Cruise is a sequel to the 1986 classic “Top Gun.”

Val Kilmer returns as “Iceman.” Prime is $14.99 a month or $139 a year. Here is the synopsis, “After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. [more than $1.3 billion at the box office](https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/07/top-gun-maverick-dethrones-titanic-as-paramounts-highest-grossing-film-in-north-america.html), surpassing “Titanic.” The movie has Cruise reprising his role as naval aviator Pete Maverick. As of today, the sequel to the 1986 classic “Top Gun” starring Tom Cruise is more widely accessible. The blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” was released on May 22 and has made more than $1.3 billion.

You can finally watch Top Gun: Maverick at home as a $20 digital download -- but there's no hint about when you can stream it for $5 (or free).

And even though it has two different tiers, it has never "paywalled" a movie behind the higher-priced membership level. Paramount Plus requires a paid subscription, so nothing on the service is free -- unless you watch it while you're signed up on a free trial. For past live-action movies, Paramount has tended to give them at least 45 days exclusively in theaters before making them available to stream on Paramount Plus. The movie is distributed by Paramount Pictures, which is owned by the same parent company as Paramount Plus. But Top Gun: Maverick still isn't streaming, even as other ways to watch it at home are coming into land. [Top Gun: Maverick](https://www.topgunmovie.com/) hit cinemas in time for Memorial Day's kickoff of summer.

The Tom Cruise-led sequel has grossed over $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office and Joseph believes the old-fashioned methods of the blockbuster have ...

So we just wanted to make an old-school movie." They got to see Tom come back to the role of Maverick after 35 years, and that was a real thrill for people. So I think that had a lot to do with it.

As a fan of the original 1986 film starring Tom Cruise, Powell tells PEOPLE he is "very grateful" to now be a part of the franchise.

[girlfriend [Gigi Paris](https://people.com/movies/who-is-gigi-paris-glen-powell-girlfriend/) was] the first one to send me all the thirst trap TikToks that have come from it, which is all very flattering," he adds. "Especially after we didn't know if we were going to get to have a premiere or put it out in theaters, to have that celebration together, especially with my family who sacrificed so much for me to even pursue this dream, [was] incredible." It's up to Jerry. [Powell also had the support of Paris](https://www.instagram.com/p/CdOKp5zrS_Y/?hl=en) and his family for [the film's global premiere in San Diego](https://people.com/movies/top-gun-maverick-world-premiere-photos/), which Powell says was a super special moment for the entire cast. "It's really up to Tom. "I've just been grateful [for] how Tom has been so involved in my career and how he checks in to make sure the changing of my life is going well and to see what I'm working on next and if I need any help with it. There are a lot of ways to fail." With the sequel introducing so many new cast members — including Powell, Miles Teller, Lewis Pullman, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis and Danny Ramirez — the actor says Cruise was an "endless source of wisdom and advice" for everyone on set and continues to be a mentor even after filming. I'm glad those sit-ups weren't for nothing.' " When you have that amount of expectations, there are a lot of ways to miss. "I'm still pinching myself." And to

Hollywood icon Val Kilmer spoke with Collider about making Top Gun: Maverick, his visual art, and what he hopes people take from his work.

One of the wonderful things about Top Gun: Maverick was the suggestion of how much Iceman and Maverick have been through as friends in the years since the original film. Check out the full interview below, and be sure to see Top Gun: Maverick, in theaters and available on digital today. He’s ingrained into the fabric of Hollywood history, and continues to make his mark, with a role in this year’s most successful film so far.

There's no denying it: "Top Gun: Maverick" is the biggest movie of 2022 by just about every measure. It is now one of the highest-grossing movies of all ...

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Those of you who are interested in a digital release are in luck because we're giving away ten codes that will unlock a digital copy of the film. Other than that, one merely has to have the need for speed and a fondness for free movies. First, you must follow /Film on Twitter and then, you have to retweet the embedded tweet here about the contest. Now, the movie is coming home and we want to make it easier – and not to mention free- for some of you to watch it. There's no denying it: "Top Gun: Maverick" is the biggest movie of 2022 by just about every measure.

Paramount's action-packed blockbuster, featuring Tom Cruise's return to the skies 36 years after the original film, has become an unexpected sensation, bringing ...

Does any part of you want the success of the sequel to stand on its own? What would the story be that would get the band back together? But again, it’s always coming up with the right story that makes you go back to that world. It’s been amazing to have that response from not only people on the street, but heroes of mine. Every time I came on screen, they’d cheer and the other people in the theater were like, “What are these people doing cheering for Hangman every time he comes on screen?” They started getting the whole theater to start cheering every time I came on screen. We set out to tell a great story and make a great movie. Tom and Jerry have said, “We’ve been a part of some of the biggest movies for decades and we’ve never seen anything like this.” It’s special to see them react to it, especially on that thread. I don’t know if Hangman is going to look the same. It’s, like, “The Notebook” but with Rooster and Hangman. “You have to wait and see if you get the right story … “I approached [the sequel] as Maverick’s rite of passage being the fundamental core of the film. In the process, “Maverick” has racked up an eye-popping $1.4 billion globally to stand as the highest-grossing movie of the year.

In a new featurette for Top Gun: Maverick, audiences are taken behind the scenes of the film's stunning aerial sequences.

[Paramount’s highest-grossing film of all time](https://collider.com/top-gun-maverick-paramount-highest-grossing-global-film/). The decades-in-the-making sequel drew in audiences all around the globe, snatching up and [destroying previously set box office records](https://collider.com/top-gun-maverick-passes-avengers-infinity-war-domestic-box-office/) since it dropped in theaters back in May. [Top Gun: Maverick](https://collider.com/tag/top-gun-maverick/) was one of the biggest hits to fly into theaters over the summer.

'Top Gun: Maverick' director Joseph Kosinski loves the popular theory that the film is a death dream for Tom Cruise's character.

“I love hearing that theory, and, certainly, there’s a mythic kind of element to the story that I think lends itself to that sort of interpretation based on who Maverick is and what he represents,” he said. [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/top-gun-maverick-val-kilmer-iceman-1235203720/) that Maverick’s “rite of passage” in the movie lends itself to the death-dream idea. “Movies are things that are meant to be interpreted in your own way and based on how you see the world and the experiences that you’ve had. [Top Gun: Maverick](https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/top-gun-maverick-is-every-tom-cruise-movie-rolled-into-one.html) director [Joseph Kosinski](https://www.vulture.com/2022/06/top-gun-maverick-director-joseph-kosinski-interview.html) loves a good fan theory. If you ascribe to this theory, [as some of our colleagues at Vulture do](https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/theory-top-gun-maverick-is-mostly-a-death-dream.html), Cruise doesn’t emerge from that first crash at Mach 10 speed, leaving him shaken and covered in dust. The movie, [now on digital release](https://www.vulture.com/article/top-gun-maverick-digital-4k-uhd-blu-ray-dvd-release.html), begins with the death of Tom Cruise’s Maverick, or so people theorize, making the events that transpire in the rest of the film a death dream.

After all, it took 36 years to get Top Gun 2 made. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the movie stars Tom Cruise reprising his role as Maverick, who this time around ...

Miles Teller has been vocal about his hopes for another Top Gun movie that focuses on his character, LT Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, the son of Maverick’s late best friend, Goose. So far, the man himself has not weighed in on the Top Gun 3 discussion. Whether or not he has room in his schedule for a Top Gun: Maverick sequel remains to be seen. There is no official news of a Top Gun: Maverick sequel at this time. Also, you’re wondering, “When the heck does the Top Gun: Maverick sequel come out?” That includes Lieutenants Jake “Hangman” Seresin (played by Glen Powell) and Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (played by Miles Teller), in who Maverick sees his own story.

Joseph Kosinski said they wanted to make an old-school movie with Top Gun: Maverick starring Tom Cruise.

To the delight of audiences, theaters are returning to some form of normalcy after a two-year hiatus. "Well, we made the film to be enjoyed on the big screen, in the best theater you can find, and we finally were at a time where people felt comfortable going back to the theater to rediscover that experience that we all missed for a couple years. They got to see Tom come back to the role of Maverick after 35 years, and that was a real thrill for people. Kosinski tells THR 'I think people really felt all the effort that went into shooting a practical movie.' The success could be [chalked up to the fantastic marketing](https://movieweb.com/top-gun-maverick-fan-appreciation-weekend/) or the [nostalgia from the original film](https://movieweb.com/jerry-bruckheimer-talks-top-gun-mavericks-success-says-its-all-about-the-emotion/) with fans today. [Top Gun: Maverick](https://movieweb.com/movie/top-gun-maverick/) is one of the most successful films of all time, with Tom Cruise recently dethroning Thanos and Avengers: Infinity War in the [sixth spot for all-time domestic box office sales](https://movieweb.com/top-gun-maverick-flies-past-avengers-infinity-war-at-domestic-box-office/).

"To be honest with you, every time we have a successful movie, it surprises me."

He wanted the actors in the jets, and Joe said that was the only way he wanted to do it too. It's up to the Academy and the voting body. Joe had a lookbook, came in, and told him the story about Goose's son, showed him what it would look like, and the one thing Tom said to Joe was that if we were going to do this, we were going to do it for real. Hopefully, they saw the film and enjoyed it the way the rest of the world has. Top Gun: Maverick is in theaters and on Digital. They were in sync right away on how the movie was going to be made and the story they would tell. Do you know many versions of a sequel or a prequel have been discussed over the last 36 years? He did an amazing job not only with acting in the movie, but he was behind the scenes coordinating all the flying and training with the actors. Tom designed the flying program for them before they actually got in the F-18s and was really instrumental in designing the aerial sequences with our director, Joseph Kosinski. Over $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office and already the sixth highest grossing movie in domestic box office history, it's safe to say Top Gun: Maverick is far from the Danger Zone in movie theaters. It's always a thrill when you hit something out of the park, as this one did. I always hope for the best and expect the worst, and this, fortunately, turned out even beyond anybody's wildest imagination.

As "Top Gun: Maverick" heads to digital release, one USA TODAY reporter throws caution to the wind in a training flight and doesn't toss his cookies.

["Danger Zone"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/05/20/top-gun-1986-soundtrack-every-song-ranked/9835788002/) with my pilot? [to train actors ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/05/25/meet-top-gun-maverick-new-pilots/9848855002/)for the rigors of shooting jet action in ["Top Gun: Maverick." If I was giddy at takeoff, I was exultant upon landing. There was even kneecap perspiration and my barber will surely fire me over the debacle of my sweaty hair. I was absolutely fine with losing the best-of-three air battles. God meant for the ground to be in the opposite direction. I took off like a champ, with moments of pure glee in ever-expanding blue skies. But it was all under the guidance of a trained pilot who obviously handled most of the flying. The windows, seats, on his lovely, forgiving girlfriend. The spew was everywhere. I brought my own denial to prevent freaking out weeks in advance. Yet I volunteered, even semi-pleaded for this adventure, being offered in conjunction with Tuesday's

The Tom Cruise-led film is branching out from theaters.

It will be a waiting game until Paramount+ adds the title to its library, but rest assured, subscribers shouldn’t have to pay an extra fee to access the movie. [Tom Cruise](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tom-cruise/)-led franchise, they’ll have to wait a little while longer before it’s available for free from home. And for the viewers who wish to stream the film on [Paramount+](https://www.tvinsider.com/network/paramount-plus/), where it will settle at some point, they will have to wait a little bit longer. [See Also](https://www.tvinsider.com/1054275/honor-society-gaten-matarazzo-michael-paramount-plus/) ['Honor Society' Star Gaten Matarazzo on Subverting Teen Rom-Com Tropes](https://www.tvinsider.com/1054275/honor-society-gaten-matarazzo-michael-paramount-plus/) Currently, the hit title is viewable if purchased digitally off of platforms like [Prime Video](https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Maverick-Tom-Cruise/dp/B0B18G8R9B?tag=tvinsider00-20), [Vudu](https://click.justwatch.com/a?cx=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&r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vudu.com%2Fcontent%2Fmovies%2Fdetails%2FTop-Gun-Maverick%2F1196579&uct_country=us), and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=PnS5p3AmpRE.P) where it is currently listed at $19.99.

Following his reprisal of Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick, Val Kilmer has shared whether he'd be interested in playing Batman again.

[DC movie](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2566174/watch-dc-movies-in-order-chronological-canon) received and how many times Clooney has apologized for Batman & Robin in the years since, it’s safe to say that Kilmer dodged a bullet by not suiting back up. A year later, [Kilmer described playing Batman as being “so isolating,”](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2571916/val-kilmer-why-playing-batman-so-isolating-returns) but evidently he hasn’t shut the door on a Batman return entirely. Kilmer was the third actor to play the DC Comics superhero in a live-action feature-length movie, following Keaton and Adam West. It is important to mention that because of his battle with throat cancer, Val Kilmer now speaks with a raspy voice, and oftentimes communicates with an electric voice box plugged into his trachea. So now that the proverbial table is set for actors who’ve played superheroes many years earlier to reprise their roles, Val Kilmer will at least entertain the possibility of a second outing as Batman. Having risen to Hollywood stardom through movies like Real Genius, Top Gun, Willow and Tombstone, Val Kilmer scored a particularly notable cinematic honor in the mid-1990s: being cast as Batman.