Miles Teller (“Rooster”) has revealed that he is been speaking with Tom Cruise (producer/”Maverick”) a couple of sequel to “High Gun: Maverick.”
By any measure, “High Gun: Maverick” is a miracle. It is a far-too-late (36 years!) sequel to probably the most iconic films of all time that manages to each inform a worthwhile story and ship thrills which might be not less than akin to those within the unique film.
Nobody might have predicted that it might develop into a global field workplace phenomenon. After years of delays, Paramount was possible figuring to make again its prices in theaters and possibly flip a revenue down the road in house video.
As a substitute, the sequel has grossed over $1 billion worldwide. In its fifth weekend of launch, it returned to the #1 spot on the worldwide field workplace and nonetheless ranks #3 within the U.S., saved out of the highest spot by the discharge of “Thor: Love & Thunder” and the animated “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” Each “Jurassic World: Dominion” and “Elvis” had been launched after “Maverick,” they usually’re dropping off whereas the “High Gun” sequel continues to attract crowds.
Whereas “High Gun: Maverick” is a sequel, the overwhelming majority of the lively moviegoing viewers wasn’t even born when the primary one was launched in 1986. The billion-dollar mark has been reserved largely for Marvel, Batman, Star Wars, Disney, Pixar and Minions films. It is no marvel that individuals are speaking about “High Gun 3” with that a lot money sloshing round.
Final week, Teller was hanging out on the golf course for the American Century Championship and dropped a bombshell on “Leisure Tonight.” Teller revealed, “I have been having some conversations with him [Tom Cruise] about it. We’ll see.”
What is the story left to inform? On the finish of “High Gun: Maverick,” Capt. Pete Mitchell appeared able to ease into a cheerful retirement alongside his one real love, Penny Benjamin. His work with the Navy appears full, and he is already proved himself because the oldest fight pilot in historical past.
Certain, filmmakers can inform extra tales about Rooster, Hangman, Phoenix and the remainder of the younger aviators, however do audiences actually need a “High Gun” film that does not give attention to Cruise. Extra importantly, would the Navy nonetheless supply the form of unprecedented cooperation it provided to Cruise, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinski in the event that they wished to make one other film.
“High Gun: Maverick” managed to do the inconceivable and truly burnish the unique film’s legacy. Cruise vowed he’d by no means make a “High Gun” sequel except he discovered a narrative price telling. After pulling off a feat with an incalculable diploma of problem, this is hoping Cruise takes a bow and walks away whereas he is on prime of the world.
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