Top Gun: Maverick
2022 film directed by Joseph Kosinski / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Top Gun: Maverick is a 2022 action drama movie directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuire and story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. The movie stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connely, John Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. It is a sequel to Top Gun (1986) with Cruise and Kilmer reprising their roles for the movie.
Top Gun: Maverick | |
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Directed by | Joseph Kosinski |
Screenplay by | Ehren Kruger Eric Warren Singer Christopher McQuarrie |
Starring | Tom Cruise Miles Teller Jennifer Connelly Jon Hamm Glen Powell Lewis Pullman Ed Harris Val Kilmer |
Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
Edited by | Eddie Hamilton |
Music by | Harold Faltermeyer Lady Gaga Hans Zimmer Lorne Balfe |
Production companies | Skydance Media Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | April 28, 2022 (CinemaCon) May 27, 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 131 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $170 million |
Box office | $1.116 billion |
The movie was initially scheduled to be released on July 12, 2019. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the movie's complex action sequences, Top Gun: Maverick was delayed several times. The movie eventually premiered at Cinemacon on April 28, 2022 and was released in theaters by Paramount Pictures on May 27.
The movie received positive reviews from critics, with many deeming that the movie was better than its predecessor.
At the 95th Academy Awards, it was nominated for six awards, including Best Picture.