If there is a silver screen legacy etched into Tom Cruise’s name, it is carved from pure adrenaline. Because action heroes may come and go in Tinseltown, Cruise is the ultimate blueprint—the gold standard every A-lister dreams of emulating. With a filmography that reads like a high-octane playbook, he has made risk his signature move and daredevil his ultimate act. But just as fans buckle up for Mission: Impossible – The
Final Reckoning,
Cruise veers off script, dropping a stealth bomb with a surprise Top Gun 3
tease that has sent his followers into a cinematic tailspin.
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, Tom Cruise was asked about the much-awaited Top Gun
threequel. Upon being asked whether the flick is on the horizon, Cruise nodded that the film is in the works and they are in the brainstorming phase, where they are thinking and reviewing several stories to churn out what they could bring and what is possible.
‘TOP GUN 3’ is “on the horizon,” confirms Tom Cruise.
“We’re thinking and talking about many different stories and what could we do and what’s possible.”
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— The Hollywood Handle (@HollywoodHandle) May 15, 2025
“It took me 35 years to, you know, figure out Top Gun Maverick,”
Tom Cruise mused while giving his Top Gun 3
update. For those unaware, Top
Gun 3
is expected to be a direct sequel to Top Gun: Maverick.
However, at the moment, he is not only discussing the Top Gu
n sequel but also the highly anticipated sequel to the 1990 sports drama Days of Thunder
and numerous other films.
While everything leading up to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
translates to a blockbuster in the coming, despite previously playing coy about what is next
, Tom Cruise’s Top Gun 3
teasers now point at another blockbuster in the making.
It has been nearly three years since the last Top Gun
movie was released to incredible success. Thus, it only makes sense that the anticipation is slowly but steadily building for its next installment. Although Tom Cruise has been caught up in the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
flybys worldwide, his latest Top Gun 3
teasers were like prayers answered. As soon as the news broke, all hell broke loose, too.
And it would be epic as well.
— Papa Swolio (@swolenormous) May 15, 2025
Omg the best movie of the decade is coming
— Jasper (@turquoisepogos) May 15, 2025
I’m so in
— DxTCinema (@DxTCinema) May 15, 2025
Many fans were already celebrating a comeback on the screens.
We’re back! 😎 pic.twitter.com/TRFn9L6IHe
— The Fighter’s Edge (@FightersEdge1) May 15, 2025
As someone whose life basically started watching “Top Gun” and had an out of body experience watching “Top Gun: Maverick,” I say leave it alone and don’t risk a downer of a second sequel. I want the franchise to be left at the peak
— The Movie Binge (@TheMovieBinge87) May 15, 2025
Meanwhile, a few voiced concerns that another sequel might not live up to the hype. To be fair, mixed reactions and skepticism come with the territory when you are an A-lister. But with expectations sky high, Top Gun 3
is not just following in big footsteps, it is chasing a sonic boom. Then again, if anyone can pull it off, it is Cruise because for him, Top Gun 3
is not a bet; it is a given.
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