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Jon Hamm Admits He Would Have Done Anything for Role in 'Top Gun: Maverick'
Jon Hamm had no problem not being the 'star' of the 2022 action film Top Gun: Maverick. On the heels of his massive success on the AMC drama series Mad Men, the actor told GQ magazine that he just wanted to work on projects that were meaningful to him. 'I knew it would be unlikely to have another experience like Mad Men,' Hamm told the outlet in a May 2025 interview. 'And I was okay with that. Some people don't even get the one. So I got one. I got all the awards I needed. [After it ended] I was like, 'I'm good.' I just want to work with people I find compelling.' Hamm also revealed that he did what he had to do to get cast in the 2022 Top Gun sequel. 'That was an interesting one, because there's no mistaking who's the star of that movie,' he said of the film's lead, Tom Cruise. 'I saw the original film when I was 14 years old. So, I would've f---ing made coffee on that set.' 'My agents were like, 'I don't know—it's not a very big part. Do you really want to do this?'' the actor added. 'And I go, 'Dude, it's Top Gun 2. Like, what?' That movie meant a lot to me personally. I told them, 'If you guys f--- this deal, you're all fired.'' In the sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun, Hamm played Vice Admiral Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson opposite Cruise's Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell. The film, released in May 2022, was a massive box office hit, grossing $1.48 billion worldwide, per CNBC. Cruise has not ruled out a third run for the Top Gun franchise. In May 2025, he told the Today Show Australia he had several ideas in the works. '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,' the actor said.
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29-01-2025
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Trans Navy Commander Says Trump's Ban Would Leave ‘Critical Holes' in America's Military
A day after interviewing Republican representative Dan Crenshaw, Kaitlan Collins invited another guest on 'The Source' to discuss Donald Trump's recent executive order banning transgender troops from serving openly in the military. 'I have been at the pinnacle of naval aviation. I'm proof standing here that we're qualified to serve,' Navy Commander Emily Shilling told Collins. Over her 19-and-a-half years of service, Shilling has completed two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as a pilot and has seen 60 combat missions. She is also the president of SPARTA, an advocacy group for transgender troops. Shilling was one of the first naval aviators to regain her flight clearance post-transition. She estimated that her transition kept her out of action for 'about a month,' a period of time she likened to a minor knee surgery. She also noted that some people who transition never even take down time. Shilling further noted that the organization was 'rightfully medically conservative.' 'I'm going to go fly a $100 million aircraft, the F-18, which you saw in 'Top Gun 2.' So they ran me through every psychological evaluation, every physical evaluation you can think of. And at the end of the day there was no reason to keep me out of the cockpit,' Shilling explained. 'We see this with all the troops that are deployed across the world today already embedded in combat units. We have lawyers, doctors, special forces, rangers, and they're all there today. If we yank them out, it leaves critical holes that are going to take decades to fill.' Shilling also said that, based on the feedback she's received, her transition has made her a better leader. She now has an easier time connecting to her subordinates in 'a more authentic way because I can meet them wherever they are.' It's also work that she wants to continue doing. 'I have no desire to get out,' Shilling added. The commander ended her interview by saying she would 'welcome' having a conversation with the new U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. She also remained respectful toward President Trump. 'The executive order actually just asked the SecDef to generate new policy. If you read his most recent memo to the troops, the last line says that he supports all members and all families of the armed forces,' Shilling said. 'I hope he stands by those words.' The post Trans Navy Commander Says Trump's Ban Would Leave 'Critical Holes' in America's Military | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
