"Top Gun: Maverick" [1] has people of all ages enthralled with the sequel [2] to the classic '80s action film. It's already on its way to becoming one of the biggest films of the year as its international box office numbers soar past $557.2 million, according to Deadline [3].
Almost 40 years after [4] Tom Cruise [5]'s Pete "Maverick" Mitchell joined the TOPGUN flight school, audiences are still captivated by his character's journey. And now there's a whole new generation of Navy pilots — played by Glen Powell [6], Jay Ellis [7], Miles Teller [8], Monica Barbaro, Greg Tarzan Davis, Lewis Pullman, and Danny Ramirez — taking the Top Gun [9] franchise by storm!
The intense, high-flying sequel movie [10] wasn't easy to make. In fact, it took a team of expert pilots to get all the cool aerial stunts to look real enough [11] for the film. But the "Top Gun: Maverick" cast made them look like a breeze from all the fun behind-the-scenes footage they've posted on social media.
Between flying airplanes and their intense training regimens [12], it's safe to say this new set of novice pilots have rightfully earned their wings. Ahead, check out all the cool photos and videos of the "Top Gun: Maverick" cast on and off set.
