Tom Cruise Plays “Wingman” To Glen Powell In Cheeringly Supportive Top Gun: Maverick Reunion Photo

Summary Tom Cruise and Glen Powell have a Top Gun: Maverick reunion while the latter is promoting Twisters in London.

Powell's Hangman character is Maverick's true successor in the Top Gun franchise, considering the characters' similarities.

Top Gun 3's production is uncertain due to actors' busy schedules, but the franchise's potential remains strong.

An adorable Top Gun: Maverick reunion image shows Tom Cruise becoming Glen Powell's personal wingman. Two years after the success of Top Gun: Maverick, the film remains a favorite because of a few factors. That includes how the majority of its main cast has gone on to star in their own successful projects. Powell, who played Hangman in the Top Gun sequel, has had a particularly interesting past few months. After starring in consecutive hit projects such as the romantic comedy Anyone But You and Netflix's Hit Man, his next endeavor is Lee Isaac Chung's Twisters.

As Powell continues to promote Twisters, Cruise joins him for the London leg of the press tour for an exciting Top Gun: Maverick reunion. Check out the image below:

The photo shows Powell and Cruise posing for the cameras while carrying their respective buckets of popcorn, all ready for the movie. In the caption, Powell cleverly references both Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters, calling Cruise his "wingman" who follows him "into the storm."

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Behind the scenes, Cruise and Powell have also struck a genuine friendship, with the latter also taking a genuine interest in flying like the former did in his earlier years working on the original Top Gun movie.

Unlike Miles Teller's Rooster, who is the son of Maverick's late RIO, Goose, Powell's Hangman is a brand new character introduced in Top Gun: Maverick. There were theories that he may be Iceman's son, considering that he exuded the same attitude that was reminiscent of Tom Kazansky's, but that ended up not being the case. The sequel didn't reveal anything about his origins. Despite not having ties to any of the legacy characters of the Top Gun franchise, Hangman has become a fan favorite because of Powell's performance, hence why his return in the in-development Top Gun 3 is much-awaited.

Despite being initially compared to Iceman, Top Gun: Maverick made it clear that Hangman is more like Maverick's true successor. Like his former TOPGUN instructor, Powell's character is a daredevil. He also has a strong sense of loyalty and camaraderie — all qualities that Maverick is known for. Behind the scenes, Cruise and Powell have also struck a genuine friendship, with the latter also taking a genuine interest in flying like the former did in his earlier years working on the original Top Gun movie. The sequel didn't develop their relationship, but the threequel hopefully takes advantage of the actors' chemistry.

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At this point, it's still uncertain when production for Top Gun 3 will be released. Cruise, as well as Powell and Teller are incredibly busy with other projects, which makes it tricky for Paramount to decide on a premiere date without any clear filming schedule. That said, Powell and Cruise's recent reunion is a reminder of the potential of the budding franchise after the success of Top Gun: Maverick.

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buy Not available Not available Not available Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 original film starring Tom Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a top-tier pilot in the Navy. Thirty years after the original film's events, Maverick is asked to head up a section of the TOP GUN program to embark on a dangerous mission. Things become personal when the program includes the son of Maverick's late friend, forcing him to confront his past. Director Joseph Kosinski Release Date May 27, 2022 Writers Ashley Miller , Justin Marks , Peter Craig , Zack Stentz Cast Tom Cruise , Miles Teller , Jennifer Connelly , Val Kilmer , Jay Ellis , Jon Hamm , Bashir Salahuddin , Charles Parnell , Lewis Pullman , Glen Powell , Monica Barbaro , Ed Harris