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AsiaOne
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Christopher McQuarrie has plot for Top Gun 3 'already in the bag', Entertainment News
Christopher McQuarrie has a plot for Top Gun 3 "already in the bag". The writer and producer of 2022's Top Gun: Maverick said it "wasn't hard" to come up with a story for a threequel to the hugely popular action-adventure franchise, which follows fighter pilot Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise, 62. Speaking to YouTuber Josh Horowitz on the latest episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Josh asked Christopher, 56: "Is Top Gun 3 harder to crack in some ways than Top Gun: Maverick?" To which he replied: "No, it's already in the bag." Following up on the Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning director's answer, he then said: "You've cracked it?" Confirming that an idea for Top Gun 3 was nailed, Christopher added: "Yeah, I already know what it is." The filmmaker then went on to explain how F1 screenwriter Ehren Kruger, 52, suggested an idea for the upcoming third instalment to the Top Gun series, of which a release year has not been announced, and it ticked the "framework" boxes. Christopher said: "It wasn't hard. I thought it would be, and that's a good place to go from is you walk into the room going, 'Come on, what are we going to do?' and Ehren Kruger pitched something, and I went, 'Mhm actually,' and we had one conversation about it and the framework is there. "So, no, it's not hard to crack. The truth of the matter is, none of these are hard to crack." The original Top Gun movie — which shot Cruise to stardom in 1986 — follows Maverick as he is sent to the prestigious Fighter Weapons School in the wake of his dad's death, where he later battles through a "challenging training regimen", competes against rival Iceman (Val Kilmer) to clench the coveted Top Gun trophy, and strikes up a romance with civilian flight instructor Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood (Kelly McGillis). Top Gun: Maverick saw Cruise reprise his alter ego 36 years later, where Maverick trained TOPGUN graduates for a "high-profile" mission as Maverick "battles his past demons". But for Christopher, the key to a successful movie is emotion rather than action or intensity. He said: "It's as you start to execute it, and as you start to interrogate it, as you start [to think] why these movies are made the way they are. "It's not the action, it's not even the level of or intensity of or the scope and scale of the action [or] the engineering around the action, it's none of those things — it's the emotion." [[nid:718364]]
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Christopher McQuarrie says Top Gun 3 is 'already in the bag'
Christopher McQuarrie has a plot for 'Top Gun 3' "already in the bag". The writer and producer of 2022's 'Top Gun: Maverick' said it "wasn't hard" to come up with a story for a threequel to the hugely popular action-adventure franchise, which follows fighter pilot Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise, 62. Speaking to YouTuber Josh Horowitz on the latest episode of the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast, Josh asked Christopher, 56: "Is 'Top Gun 3' harder to crack in some ways than 'Top Gun: Maverick'?" To which he replied: "No, it's already in the bag.' Following up on the 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' director's answer, he then said: "You've cracked it?" Confirming that an idea for 'Top Gun 3' was nailed, Christopher added: "Yeah, I already know what it is." The filmmaker then went on to explain how 'F1' screenwriter Ehren Kruger, 52, suggested an idea for the upcoming third instalment to the 'Top Gun' series, of which a release year has not been announced, and it ticked the "framework" boxes. Christopher said: "It wasn't hard. I thought it would be, and that's a good place to go from is you walk into the room going, 'Come on, what are we going to do?' and Ehren Kruger pitched something, and I went, 'Mhm actually,' and we had one conversation about it and the framework is there. 'So, no, it's not hard to crack. The truth of the matter is, none of these are hard to crack.' The original 'Top Gun' movie - which shot Cruise to stardom in 1986 - follows Maverick as he is sent to the prestigious Fighter Weapons School in the wake of his dad's death, where he later battles through a "challenging training regimen", competes against rival Iceman (Val Kilmer) to clench the coveted Top Gun trophy, and strikes up a romance with civilian flight instructor Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood (Kelly McGillis). 'Top Gun: Maverick' saw Cruise reprise his alter ego 36 years later, where Maverick trained TOPGUN graduates for a "high-profile" mission as Maverick "battles his past demons". But for Christopher, the key to a successful movie is emotion rather than the action or intensity. He said: 'It's as you start to execute it, and as you start to interrogate it, as you start [to think] why these movies are made the way they are. "It's not the action, it's not even the level of or intensity of or the scope and scale of the action [or] the engineering around the action, it's none of those things — it's the emotion.'
Metro
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Script for Top Gun 3 ‘already in the bag' after Tom Cruise's blockbuster sequel
The script for Top Gun three has already been 'cracked', according to scriptwriter and producer Christopher McQuarrie. The original hit the big screen in 1986, following Tom Cruise as cocky naval aviator Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell' as he trains at the US Navy's Fighter Weapons School alongside pal 'Goose' (Anthony Edwards) and rival 'Iceman' (Val Kilmer). In the 2022 follow-up, titled Top Gun: Maverick, the 62-year-old's character was drawn back to the fighter pilot academy to train a new set of graduates for a special assignment. It was a huge success and grossed more than $1.4billion at the global box office but, while there has been speculation of another sequel on the horizon, no one has given concrete answers about Maverick's return. Thankfully, Christopher – who worked with Tom on the Mission: Impossible franchise – has finally shared a much-needed update during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, revealing that the idea for the plot has already been figured out. When host Josh Horowitz questioned if the third installment was 'harder to crack' than the second movie, he didn't skip a beat, replying: 'No. It's already in the bag. I already know what it is, it wasn't hard. 'I thought it would be, and that's a good place to go from, as you walk into the room going, 'Come on, what are we going to do?' 'Ehren Kruger [Maverick co-writer] pitched something and I went, 'Hmm actually…'. We had one conversation about it, and the framework is there so no, it's not hard to crack.' 'The truth of the matter is, none of these are hard to crack … why these movies are made the way they are, it's not the action, it's not even the level of intensity or the scope and scale of the action, the engineering around the action – it's none of these things. It's the emotion.' The blockbuster was set more than three decades after the events of the first film, and focused on Maverick returning to the Top Gun training school to teach the latest batch of graduates, including Rooster (Miles Teller) and Hangman (Glen Powell). Shedding light on how they finally settled on the plot for the wildly successful second movie, Christopher added: 'Getting to that place, finding the right emotional balance, wherein you have a conflict between these two characters… 'They kept saying, 'We want more scenes with them together', because they wanted to recreate Maverick and Goose, which, of course, we understood. Your desire is to rush right to what the audience wants. The minute their relationship is resolved, the movie is over. 'Tom, and I inherently understood that balance, and everyone else around us was was pushing for what they wanted in the movie, in the micro, and Tom and I were focused entirely on the macro.' His comments come just days after Tom was asked about the future of Maverick and co, as well as the other projects he has on his plate. More Trending Popping up on the Today show in Australia, he told the hosts: 'Yeah, we're thinking and talking about many different stories and what could we do and what's possible. 'It took me 35 years to figure out Top Gun: Maverick, so all of these things we're working on, we're discussing Days of Thunder and Top Gun: Maverick. 'There's numerous other films that we're actively working on right now. I'm always shooting a film, prepping a film, posting a film. 'I just finished a film with Alejandro Iñárritu too, who did The Revenant, that was an extraordinary experience and [Christopher McQuarrie] and I are always working on several different films.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
