Top Gun 3 Confirmed by Paramount with Tom Cruise Returning as Maverick

Paramount Pictures confirmed Top Gun 3 is in development during its CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 16th. Tom Cruise will return as Maverick, with Jerry Bruckheimer producing.

The sequel to Top Gun: Maverick was first reported to be in development in January 2024. At the time, Cruise was expected to reunite with his Maverick co-stars Miles Teller and Glen Powell, though their appearances have yet to be confirmed. Maverick co-writer Ehren Kruger is attached to write the screenplay.

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Top Gun: Maverick remains the highest-grossing movie of Cruise’s career with $1.5 billion at the global box office. It marked his return 36 years after the original and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

In June 2025, Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski teased that Top Gun 3 will be Cruise’s “last ride” as Maverick, and will revolve around an “existential crisis” for the veteran pilot. “It’s an existential question that Maverick has to deal with, that would make Maverick feel small,” he explained.