Many movies have been delayed in the past few years, such as No Time To Die and, of course, Top Gun: Maverick. However, after being pushed back from 2019 to this year (2022), audiences are finally about to see Maverick (Tom Cruise) return.
Tom Cruise returns as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell / Picture Credit: Paramount Pictures
Since 2019, audiences have been waiting for the sequel to 1986’s Top Gun to grace the big screen, and this month (May, 2022), the story will unfold.
Cruise, who plays Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, had been adamant that he would not make a sequel unless everything was perfect; he wanted a fool-proof story that had deep meaning and purpose, and it seems he got it.
Top Gun 2 will welcome Maverick back as he is tasked with training the best Top Gun graduates, but with a death-defying mission on the cards, Maverick and his team will have to learn to trust each other if they’re going to succeed.
At this year’s 75th annual Cannes Film Festival, a place where films are shown in order to see just how good they really are, with those who attend not being shy in regard to whether a film is a future success, or set to fail.
When Top Gun 2 was shown, however, the screening ended on the best note possible – with a five-minute standing ovation for the upcoming sequel, according to Variety.
Just because audiences at Cannes seemed to adore the sequel, doesn’t necessarily mean that general viewers will feel the same way. It is always hard to decipher whether or not moviegoers will like sequels, especially when they’ve been waiting three years after the official announcement.
It doesn’t seem, however, that Top Gun 2 will flop, as the cast, plot, and genuine care and attention that has been poured into this feature will likely translate beautifully on screen.
With the excitement for this film, it seems that fans of the original will be flooding to cinemas, eager to see if the movie really was worth the wait.
Top Gun: Maverick will be in UK cinemas on May 27th, 2022.
Written by Melissa, who you can follow on Twitter @melissajournal
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