Perfect as a young fighter pilot in Top Gun: Maverick, Glen Powell dropped a few words about Top Gun 3, which was recently officially released. And revealed that he would be part of this new adventure alongside Tom Cruise.
Glen Powell moves up
He is one of Hollywood's new male stars and he owes this status largely to Tom Cruise. In fact, in 2022, actor Glen Powell literally gained worldwide popularity and firmly established himself under the aegis of the superstar in “Top Gun: Maverick”. his charisma and his dazzling smile. The year 2024 started with good things for him. There's the success of Everything But You, a romantic comedy he co-stars with Sydney Sweeney, and the very high expectations for Richard Linklater's Hit Man, soon to be seen on Netflix and very well received at the recent Venice Film Festival became.
Jake “Hangman” Seresin (Glen Powell) – Top Gun: Maverick ©Paramount Pictures
In addition to this message on the screens, there is another one that caused a great reaction: the official release of Top Gun 3 by Paramount. If it were more than likely that the indefatigable Tom Cruise would do it at some point Maverick's pilot suit For a third aerial adventure, his announcement came as a surprise because we weren't expecting it so soon. Regarding this new film, it was explained that the intention was to bring together Tom Cruise and the two other male stars of the film, actors of the new generation: Miles Teller and Glen Powell.
“There will be some fun announcements coming soon…”
Glen Powell was in attendance at the Sundance Film Festival alongside Richard Linklater and confirmed to Variety that Top Gun 3 is indeed in development and that we can actually count on his presence.
There will be some fun announcements soon… But it was confidential. I talk to Joseph Kosinski, Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer all the time. A lot is happening and it will be very exciting. I don't know when I'll be back… I know there's a jet waiting for me at some point in the future.
In Top Gun: Maverick, Glen Powell played the young pilot Jake “Hangman” Seresin, very talented and very arrogant. He competes with Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller) to take part in the dangerous bombing mission and plays a very similar characterIceman, played by Val Kilmer in 1986's Top Gun, mimicking the form of rivalry that Iceman and Maverick had at the time. In a final sequence in which he resembles Maverick, he also shows himself as a supporter. A figure that we can therefore see again, provided we have a little patience…