Top Gun: Maverick almost cast a Marvel star to play Jon Hamm’s character. With the first movie released in 1986, the Top Gun franchise follows Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a skilled aviator who trains members of the United States Navy's Fighter Weapons School. After the immense success of the first movie, Top Gun: Maverick released in 2022. Tom Cruise continued to play the main character, alongside a fresh cast that included Miles Teller, Glen Powell, and Jennifer Connelly.
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