Top Gun 3 Needs To Leave Maverick Behind (For The Franchise's Future)

Top Gun 3 should leave Tom Cruise's Maverick behind to ensure the franchise's future. Almost four decades since he debuted his most iconic role in Tony Scott's Top Gun, Cruise reprises his role as the daredevil pilot, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Joseph Kosinski's Top Gun: Maverick. The sequel focuses on Maverick's professional and personal arc and ends with the perfect happy ending for the character. Due to Top Gun: Maverick’s impressive success, it's only a matter of time before Top Gun 3 is officially ordered, but despite being the face of the franchise, the threequel needs to intentionally keep Cruise's Maverick from appearing in the film.

Source: Screenrant