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<p>Last week it was revealed that production had started on <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-gun-2-starts-production-tom-cruise-reveals-tea/1100-6459314/"><em>Top Gun: Maverick</em></a>, the sequel to the classic 1986 blockbuster <em>Top Gun</em>. Tom Cruise is back in the lead role as ace fighter pilot Pete &#8220;Maverick&#8221; Mitchell, and it has now been reported that at least one other member of the original cast will be joining him. Yes, Iceman is back.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/top-gun-2-casts-val-kilmer-maverick-1117795" rel="nofollow">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, Val Kilmer will return as Tom &#8220;Iceman&#8221; Kazansky. In the original movie, Kazansky was Maverick&#8217;s great rival, but ultimately became friends, with Iceman delivering the classic line, &#8220;You can be my wingman anytime.&#8221; We&#8217;ll find out if they&#8217;re still pals 30 years later when the movie is released in July next year.</p>
<p><em>Top Gun: Maverick </em>is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who previously worked with Cruise on the 2014 sci-fi movie <em>Oblivion</em>. This won&#8217;t be the first time Kosinski has brought a popular &#8217;80s movie property back to the big screen either; he also directed the <em>Tron</em> reboot <em>Tron</em><em> Legacy</em> in 2010. No other casting news beyond Cruise and Kilmer has been revealed yet, but expect more names to be announced in the coming weeks.</p>
<p>In an interview with<a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/894387-exclusive-joseph-kosinski-talks-top-gun-2-and-tron-3" rel="nofollow"> comingsoon.net</a> last year, Kosinski spoke about what would set <em>Top Gun: Maverick</em> apart from the original movie. &#8220;The Navy is very different now than it was in 1986,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Back then, they hadn&#8217;t been in any war for 15 or 20 years at that point. The tone of that movie and what those guys were doing was very different.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now, here in 2017, the Navy&#8217;s been at war for 20 years. It&#8217;s just a different world now, so you can&#8217;t remake the first movie. It has to adapt. That being said, I certainly want to recreate the experience of that movie, which gives you a front-seat into the world of Naval aviation and what it&#8217;s like to be in a fighter jet. The approach is going to be appropriate for the times we live in.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>Top Gun</em> was released in May 1986. It went on become the highest grossing film of that year, earning $353 million worldwide from a budget of just $15 million. <em>Top Gun: Maverick </em>hits theaters on July 12, 2019.</p>
<p>In related news, Cruise can soon be seen in another of his iconic roles, as Ethan Hunt in <em>Mission Impossible: Fallout. </em>The movie releases next month&#8211;check out <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/latest-mission-impossible-fallout-trailer-is-packe/1100-6459121/">the latest trailer</a>.</p>
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