Top Gun: Maverick Struggles to Hit Screens in 2022 - Can It Live Up to the Legacy

By Heather E. Houston By Heather E. Houston

Paramount Pictures produces Top Gun: Maverick the legend returns for a lesson or two. Who will teach whom on May 27th?

Tom Cruise hit screens in 1986 as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and won more than a few hearts along the way.

After being bounced around, Glen Powell has finally been placed in the key role of Hangman. Here's to wondering if he's a made-over Maverick? 🍻

Jay Ellis stars as Payback one of the recruits settling into a new life at the Academy. You may have seen this Airman turned actor before in hits like NCIS and Grey's Anatomy

Danny Ramirez may be most familiar from his recurring appearances on The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. He will grab the throttle as Fanboy in Top Gun 2.

We are all hoping for a sequel that pays homage without destroying the original. I hope that like the originals, Maverick learns something from his students as much as they learn from him.

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