I went 'Maverick': Flying in Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun' training plane and yet didn't eject my lunch 'Top Gun: Maverick's dogfight football: How spray tans, protein bars and panic workouts helped 'Our reaction is always the same: 'Congratulations, can you believe this?' And it just keeps going.'Īs 'Maverick' prepares to land Tuesday for digital rental and purchase, Kosinski spoke to USA TODAY about the film's massive success. Crossing over 'Titanic' to be Paramount's biggest movie ever was a big one,' director Joseph Kosinski says of Cruise. 'We e-mail every time another milestone is reached.

'Maverick' has blasted through box-office records, bypassing 'Titanic' and 'Avengers: Infinity War' in all-time domestic earnings while raking in $1.4 billion worldwide. The steely move paid off with a direct hit, as critics, old-school fans and newbies united in reentering the 'Danger Zone.' The long-awaited sequel to 1986's 'Top Gun,' again starring Tom Cruise as fighter pilot Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, maneuvered through a gantlet of COVID-19 delays, with both filmmakers and the studio adamant that the film get a theater release. 'Top Gun: Maverick' has permission to buzz the tower, because it's coming home a hero. technology was not used for Kilmer's voice in the scene, Kosinski says. Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) has a dramatic reunion with Val Kilmer's Iceman 36 years after 'Top Gun.'.'Top Gun: Maverick' director Joseph Kosinski spoke about theatrical success of film now on digital.

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