“Top Gun 3” is officially out, with Tom Cruise returning as intrepid pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.The announcement came Thursday during the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon, an annual weeklong summit at which Hollywood studios present their biggest upcoming films to theater owners and the press.
“Top Gun 3” is officially in the works
Top Gun 3 was “officially in development with a script in the works,” Paramount co-president Josh Greenstein said, adding that Cruise would reunite with producer Jerry Bruckheimer on the project.The original 1986 film helped propel Cruise to stardom, and the 2022 sequel has grossed $1.5 billion worldwide.
Steven Spielberg Tom Cruise credits to help theaters
Legendary director Steven Spielberg has publicly credited Cruise with helping bring moviegoers back to theaters after the COVID-19 pandemic with the long-awaited sequel.Cruise was not present at the screening, but he narrated a film used to open the event, which focused on the studio’s commitment to releasing films on the big screen.In the end, Cruise says, sitting atop the water tower in the studio courtyard, “The future looks great from here.”
“Top Gun” has a 45-day release window
Paramount Skydance president David Ellison told the audience that the studio will guarantee a 45-day theatrical run for its films before moving them to streaming platforms.
“Once we unite with Warner Brothers, we will produce at least 30 films a year,” Ellison said in a pledge to cinema owners. “Long live the movies.”
early footage of johnny depp, Brad Pitt His films were shown
Also on Paramount’s upcoming slate is a film adaptation of the popular video game “Call of Duty,” scheduled to hit theaters in June 2028.Attendees also saw early footage from the thriller Heart of the Beast, a film starring Brad Pitt as a military veteran who must survive a plane crash in Alaska with his fighting dog.Johnny Depp appeared to give a preview of Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, the latest adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens tale, in which he plays a grumpy curmudgeon.CinemaCon continues later Thursday with a Disney screening.
