There are a lot of ways for Top Gun 3 to finish Maverick’s Top Gun franchise story after the success of Top Gun: Maverick, but not all of these options would be equally good for the franchise. Tom Cruise’s Top Gun hero Maverick was a major factor in the sequel’s success. While cast newcomers Miles Teller and Glen Powell also made a big impression on audiences, Top Gun: Maverick’s lead character was the returning Top Gun hero. The journey of the original movie’s antihero dominated the sequel’s action and almost all of Top Gun: Maverick’s stellar reviews credited Cruise’s performance for providing the high-flying follow-up with a much-needed emotional core.

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