Top Gun: Maverick

bloodiedathame · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:00

Yes, yes, yes. Yes! Woo!

neviditelny · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:01

Finally time for a sequel

Raymond Lin · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:07

The first note of the theme tune made me smile.

Then the beach volleyball shot made me gringe…

So many mixed emotions!

Kirby Wurm · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:08

I like the original, mainly because I'm fascinated by military aircraft. They've traded Tomcats for Super Hornets but the fact they're not CGI has me excited!

Gerard · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:08

antijoke · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:10

Raymond Lin said:
The first note of the theme tune made me smile.

Then the beach volleyball shot made me gringe…

So many mixed emotions!

You should expect nothing less from a Top Gun sequel.

JBod · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:11

Yup, live aircraft footage is 100% used in this.

Raymond Lin · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:11

antijoke said:
You should expect nothing less from a Top Gun sequel.

I am going to embrace it all the same.

Gerard · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:17

Kirby Wurm said:
I like the original, mainly because I'm fascinated by military aircraft. They've traded Tomcats for Super Hornets but the fact they're not CGI has me excited!

Be interesting to see how much is real and how much is cg, far harder to spot a cg plane unless they make it do something obviously impossible.

JRS · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:00

*insert Futurama 'shut up and take my money' GIF here*

Quartz · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:02

Minstadave · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:07

antijoke said:
They’re F/A-18 super Hornet‘s.

And they do two seater versions like the F-14’s so he’s not flying, oh and civilians cannot fly military planes.

Ex-military can. Theres a chap who owns and flys a harrier in the US.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nalls

VincentHanna · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:09

antijoke said:
except he isn’t.

Pretty sure they would have Cruise flying whatever he can, they can film him piloting a non-military jet and then use the military ones for the exterior shots

something daft already!! · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:11

azazl187 said:
Hilarious!!

It takes your breath away lol.

shine · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:24

Scooter72 said:
I’m in! Whose gonna be my wingman

********, you can be mine!

Quartz · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:25

VincentHanna said:
Pretty sure they would have Cruise flying whatever he can, they can film him piloting a non-military jet and then use the military ones for the exterior shots

They may well have him 'flying' in a simulator for the interior shots. But Cruise does fly and owns a P51 Mustang and a Gulfstream, so his being in the cockpit for real is not beyond the bounds of possibility.

wellsy · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:27

Trailer does look awesome indeed. Tom Cruise doesn't age though? is it some weird scientology stuff that does this?

Malevolence · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:43

Remember seeing the first one at the cinema, the queue was immense. Can't wait for the sequel now.

cheesyboy said:
I never understood the love for top gun. Not my bag at all

So why even open the thread and comment?

Amp34 · 19 Jul 2019 at 02:26

Minstadave said:
Ex-military can. Theres a chap who owns and flys a harrier in the US.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nalls

It’s military property, not ex military planes.

I guess the studio could see if they could buy an F-18 for him to fly but unlikely.

Hope it’s good. Love the first one. Turn the volume up and marvel at the combination of awesome music and the rumble of the jets!

Meddling-Monk · 19 Jul 2019 at 02:40

Surprised there's no sign of a F35B considering how much they're being hammered home as the replacement for the F18's for the US Navy.

:: edit ::

Although, given what is being said from the actors in the trailer, the helmet that Maverick was wearing, I'm wondering if they're the last vanguard of old school pilots who are being phased out for F35B pilots who don't need their dogfighting skills.