It will be great to seeTop Gun: Maverick’s casttogether again in the next movie installment.
As seen in the sequel, the ensemble has clear chemistry.
Tom Cruise flew high in 2022 in Top Gun: Maverick.
Powell posted a photo of the castmates standing side by side on his social.
Seeing the actors continue their friendship after working together onTop Gun: Maverickis inspiring.
They struck an easy dynamic while filming Top Gun: Maverick, and have become close friends since then.
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The real-life friendship between Cruise and Powell outside theTop Gunset is inspiring.
It also better positions Hangman to be Maverick’sTop Gunfranchise successor.
Hangman swoops in at the last minute to save Maverick and Goose from an enemy fighter jet.
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The duality of Hangman completely emulates the Maverick character.
Fixated on their hang-ups aboutGoose’s tragic death inTop Gun, Mav ultimately chooses Rooster as his wingman.
WhileMaverick doesn’t choose Hangman as his wingman, it makes perfect sense.
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.
Hangman is too much like Maverick to fly with him.
Powell stands out inTop Gun: Maverickdespite his supporting role.
His relationship with Teller is reminiscent of the one betweenMaverick and Val Kilmer’s Iceman.
Hangman’s confidence effortlessly translates into his flying, honing an intuitive quality needed in active combat.
As a character who requires no guidance, Hangman is already Mav’s successor.
As the franchise builds its future, Powell’sHangman needs a more prominent role inTop Gun 3to take overfor Cruise.
