As he prepares to return to the Danger Zone in Top Gun: Maverick, Empire has revealed that Tom Cruise has enlisted his frequent collaborator and Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie to rewrite the screenplay for the sequel to the 80s classic.
Top Gun: Maverick will mark the tenth time that Cruise and McQuarrie have worked together, beginning in 2008 with Valkyrie and also includes Jack Reacher, Edge of Tomorrow, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and The Mummy.
SEE ALSO: Tom Cruise gets back on the motorcycle in Top Gun: Maverick set photos
McQuarrie is set to rewrite a script originally penned by Justin Marks (The Jungle Book), while Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion) directs.
Top Gun: Maverick sees returning stars Tom Cruise (Maverick) and Val Kilmer (Iceman), joined in the cast by Jennifer Connolly (American Pastoral), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Ed Harris (Westworld), Lewis Pullman (Bad Times at the El Royale), Glen Powell (Hidden Figures), Charles Parnell (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Bashir Salahuddin (Glow), Monica Barbaro (The Good Cop), Danny Ramirez (The Gifted), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place), Jay Ellis (Insecure), Kara Wang (Good Trouble), Jack Schumacher (Empire), Greg Tarzan Davis (Chicago P.D.), Jake Picking (Blockers), Raymond Lee (Mozart in the Jungle), Jean Louisa Kelly (Ant-Man) and Lyliana Wray (Strange Angel). It is set for release on June 26th 2020.
