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Top Gun: Maverick Finally Showcases The New J/125 Sailing Yacht

The long-awaited trailer for Top Gun: Maverick was released this week, giving fans a first look at the long-awaited sequel to the beloved 1980s blockbuster. One of the most highly anticipated scenes in the trailer is the sailing yacht scene, which features Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connolly.

It's no surprise that the scene was filmed on a J/125 sailing yacht, as the J/Boats shipyard is known for its high-performance racing yachts. The J/125 is a popular model among racing sailors and has been featured in several major films and TV shows.

This article takes a closer look at the Top Gun: Maverick sailing yacht scene and the J/125 yacht that was used in the filming.

What made the Top Gun: Maverick sailing yacht scene so iconic?

The sailing yacht scene in Top Gun: Maverick is one of the most iconic scenes in the movie. It's a beautiful, serene moment that starkly contrasts with the rest of the film, which is full of high-octane action and adventure.

But what makes this scene so iconic? Is it the beautiful location? The amazing cinematography? The fact that it's such a change of pace from the rest of the movie?

We believe it's all of these factors and more. The sailing yacht scene in Top Gun: Maverick is an iconic scene because it's a perfect example of how to use all the elements of cinema to create a truly memorable moment.

The J/125 sailing yacht that was used in the filming of Top Gun: Maverick.

The J/125 sailing yacht is a state-of-the-art vessel that was used in the filming of the 2020 movie Top Gun: Maverick. The yacht, which businessman John Pompa owns, was featured in a key scene in the film where it is seen sailing past the Golden Gate Bridge.  

The J/125 is a high-performance sailing yacht that is designed for long-distance cruising. It is equipped with a variety of features that make it ideal for sailing in rough conditions, such as a keel-stepped mast and a carbon fiber hull. The yacht also has a large onboard water tank that allows it to go for long periods of time without having to stop for fresh water.

How the J/125 yacht helped make the scene of Top Gun: Maverik so memorable.

In the film Top Gun: Maverick, the J/125 yacht plays a pivotal role in the iconic beach scene with Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connolly. The yacht, which is owned by Connolly's character, is central to the scene in which Cruise's character meets Connolly's.

The J/125 is a popular yacht among filmmakers due to its sleek design and its ability to turn on a dime. This makes it perfect for action scenes like the one in Top Gun: Maverick.

But the J/125 isn't just a pretty face. It's also a highly functional yacht that can accommodate several guests. This makes it perfect for entertaining.

Why the J/125 yacht is the perfect choice for a sailing adventure?

The J/125 yacht is the perfect choice for those looking for an exceptional sailing experience. This amazing yacht offers superb performance, unmatched comfort, and stunning good looks. Here are just a few of the reasons why the J/125 is the ideal choice for your next sailing adventure.

The J/125's extraordinary stability index of 143 degrees, with a stability curve ratio of positive to negative areas of 12.5:1, is what creates a sense of solidity and power when sailing it. This greater stability is paired with a balanced hull-form that has the right amount of reserve buoyancy forward. This makes the J/125 capable of safer and more controllable high-speed planing offshore in large waves. Also, the average helmsperson can maintain peak performance for sustained periods of time because the hull-form provides a wider steering groove upwind.

The J/125 is manufactured to ABS offshore standards by TPI Composites using the SCRIMP resin-infusion process. The US Naval Surface Warfare Center at Carderock, MD found that the properties of laminates created by TPI's patented SCRIMP resin-infusion process are better than the low-energy pre-pregs used by many custom boat shops--they're even twice as strong as hand lay-ups.

J/125 weighs in at 2700 pounds, which is 1500-2500 pounds lighter than its competitor designs, after subtracting the weight of the keel and adding 1000 pounds for the rig, engine, and hardware. This is not only due to the J/125's narrower beam. The Hull & Deck Laminate Design of the J/125 is stronger for its weight than E-Glass/epoxy laminates using slit CoreCell foam. J/125 uses epoxy with a combination Kevlar & E-Glass for the outer skin with two layers of carbon fiber (bi-axial & unidirectional) for the inner skin. The elevated strength of these exotic materials allows for a thinner, lighter skin than the equivalent E-Glass structure.

It's no surprise that the scene was filmed on a J/125 sailing yacht, as the J/Boats shipyard is known for its high-performance racing yachts. The J/125 is a popular model among racing sailors and has been featured in several major films and TV shows. In fact, the J/125 was also used in the film The World's End, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The J/125 is the perfect boat for cruising or racing, and it's no wonder that it was chosen for the Top Gun: Maverick film.

If you're looking for a high-performance sailing yacht, the J/125 is a perfect choice. Whether you're interested in racing or cruising, the J/125 will provide you with an amazing experience.

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Top gun 2's challenging boat scene detailed by maverick director.

Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski explained the difficult process of shooting the sailing boat scene between Maverick and Penny Benjamin.

Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski details the challenges of shooting Maverick and Penny's sailing scene. In between all the high-flying action of the Top Gun sequel, Tom Cruise's rebellious pilot strikes up a romance with Penny (Jennifer Connelly), an admiral's daughter who runs a bar near the Navy flight school. During one sweet moment, Maverick joins Penny out on the open water as she steers her boat back home amid rollicking waves.

In a recent interview with Vulture , Kosinski reiterates that one of the most challenging scenes he shot wasn't one of the aerial sequences - even if he describes some planning challenges for the third act - but Top Gun: Maverick 's sailing boat moment between Maverick and Penny. At first describing how windy it was when they shot the scene in San Francisco, Kosinski also details the tricky logistics of having a camera in a Technocrane while strong winds are pushing a boat. The director says:

I mean, the hardest one, which is one that you wouldn’t think, was actually the sailing sequence. Because there was so much out of our control. I had to shoot that scene three times in three different places before we got it. I shot it off the coast of Los Angeles — there was no wind. Then two weeks later, I shot it off the coast of San Diego — there was no wind. Then we took the whole scene and crew up to San Francisco — and the wind blew like hell. So what you’re seeing is Tom and Jennifer Connelly on a very, very fast carbon-fiber racing boat doing 20, 22 knots. We had an America’s Cup team stuffed into the hull of that thing in case anything went wrong. And Claudio Miranda, the cinematographer, and I are on a boat next to it with a Technocrane. I’m literally holding on to Claudio’s chair for dear life, trying to look at the monitor, and he’s operating the camera. The logistics of being able to pull off a sailing sequence gave me so much more appreciation for … you remember that movie Wind with Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey? I watch that movie now and go, Holy s--t, how did they do that? This is really, really difficult to pull off. So that was an unexpected challenge that was very different than the aerial stuff. But from an aerial point of view, the third act was a monster of logistics, planning, storyboarding, and working in a naval low-level training range up in the Cascades. So that was an extremely complex sequence to figure out. Mav’s low-level, when he proves that the course can be run in two minutes and 15 seconds, was probably the most extreme thing we shot. Just watching that footage, you can see Tom looking directly into the sheer rock face next to him and seeing the shadow from his own jet about 15 feet away. That tells you how extreme the flying was for that sequence. That was probably the most dangerous thing we did.

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Why Practical Action Was Top Gun: Maverick's Biggest Feat

While many invisible edits snagged Top Gun: Maverick a visual effects nomination at the Oscars, the movie contains numerous practical sequences that add authenticity and tension to the movie. Part of the reason the sailing boat sequence between Maverick and Penny is fun to watch is that it was done practically, and that the actors (and filmmakers) are braving the strong winds for the scene to feel as real as possible. The same can be said for Top Gun: Maverick 's aerial scenes, which required a great deal of preparation ahead of filming.

It's part of the reason why the movie resonated with so much with audiences. Many blockbusters contain plenty of CGI-driven sequences, while Top Gun: Maverick brought back the joys of having action sequences crafted practically. Not every scene is practical, and visual effects enhanced some practical scenes. However, most of Top Gun: Maverick 's stunts were filmed practically with several IMAX cameras inserted inside the fighter jets, which brought a level of realism cinema had been missing.

Top Gun: Maverick not only tells a gripping story and features incredible performances across the board, but its practical action scenes were made to be experienced on the biggest screen possible. Part of the reason why it was so successful in theaters was that it crafted action scenes to enthrall audiences and unite them to witness how great a film can be when it shoots action on camera and with minimal aid to enhance them. It's unclear if Top Gun: Maverick will win any Oscars , but it has already earned acclaim for its dedication to practical filmmaking.

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Top Gun: Maverick's Jennifer Connelly On Learning To Sail, Flying With Tom Cruise And More - Exclusive Interview

If Jennifer Connelly 's character in "Top Gun: Maverick" could have a callsign, it might well be "Phantom."

Connelly plays Penny Benjamin, who was referenced but never seen in the original "Top Gun" as the "admiral's daughter" with whom Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) spent some sexy time. Flash forward 36 years, and Penny now appears in the flesh in "Top Gun: Maverick." It seems her relationship with Maverick has waxed and waned over the years even as she built an independent life of her own, became the owner of the local watering hole (The Hard Deck) and, in contrast to almost everyone who hangs out in her bar, learned to sail instead of fly.

The actor joins the "Top Gun" universe while continuing a career that began in 1984 with the crime epic "Once Upon a Time in America" and has included films such as "The Rocketeer," "Career Opportunities," "Requiem for a Dream," "Hulk," and "A Beautiful Mind," the latter of which landed her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . More recently, she appeared in "Only the Brave" (for "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski) and has spent three seasons as one of the stars of the sci-fi series "Snowpiercer."

Connelly tells us that she thinks the time is right for the world to revisit the lives of Maverick and the rest of the elite "Top Gun" pilots. "It's a spectacle of a movie," she says, "but it has a lot of heart, and it really delivers."

Who is Penny Benjamin?

Your character is mentioned in the first film.

She sure is.

Tell us a little bit about Penny .

She's Penny Benjamin, and clearly, in the original, Pete had been dating her. They've been in an on-and-off relationship all these years and have a lot of history. Then, he walks into her bar yet again, and they come back into each other's lives. I love the way she reacts to him and handles that unfinished business that they clearly have with so much playfulness and a little bit of mischief.

This is not a tortured relationship .

Not at all. She is someone who really wants to be happy and makes choices that move her in that direction. She looks out for herself. She's independent and strong, and she really adores Pete, but she knows him too, and she knows how to set her boundaries.

Jennifer Connelly learned to sail for a movie about flying

The sailing scenes are absolutely incredible. Did you have to go through training for that?

I did. I took sailing lessons, which was really fun and sometimes terrifying, because I live in New York City. I was taking lessons in New York Harbor, which is really insane. There's so many ferries and police boats and, believe it or not, kayakers and jet skiers in New York Harbor. Who knew? There's a lot of traffic, so that was pretty funny.

You also got to go up in planes .

I got to go up in Tom's plane, his P51, with him piloting , which was pretty extraordinary.

Would you have gone through the training if they'd asked you?

Yeah, I would have. I wasn't sorry that I wasn't one of the pilots, but I would have done it.

We do have to mention that you actually got to watch the beach scene .

I sure did. It was great. It was so important that they revisited that scene, because it's such an iconic moment in the original movie. They did a great job with this version.

Why the time is right for more Top Gun

Speaking of the original film, what sort of impact did that have on you?

The flying blew me away when I saw that. Tom Cruise is an amazing movie star. He was so charismatic as that rebellious Maverick. He made a huge impact as well.

He's very hands-on with his movies. Was there a good balance between Joe directing and Tom providing his input?

It definitely felt like a collaboration. Tom's also producing the movie with Jerry, who was part of the original movie. There was a team working on it, working together.

This was filmed in 2018 and 2019. How does it feel to finally have this movie come out?

It's great. Actually, it feels like such a great moment for it now. I know I'm so ready to be having a collective experience again. I feel like this is a celebratory movie. It's a spectacle of a movie, but it has a lot of heart, and it really delivers. If you want to go out and have an experience in a big theater with a group of people, it's so deeply satisfying.

So see this on the biggest screen that you can?

I think so. Absolutely.

"Top Gun: Maverick" is out in theaters this Friday, May 27.

And the Oscar goes to ‘Top Gun’... for six minutes of sailing

There is a scene in “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to the 1986 movie that made Tom Cruise a top gun at the box office, that is a thrilling depiction of humans speeding through the glories of the universe. Actually, there are many scenes like that in this marvelously photographed film. Most of them show aircraft streaking through the gorgeous blue yonder, but the one I’m referring to features a sailboat.

Tom Cruise goes sailing with his girlfriend Penny and he is, literally, out of his element. Viewers are meant to see the irony of the guy who is a fearless fighter jock in the sky cowering in the cockpit of a sailboat moving on the water at less than 2% of Mach 1 with a woman at the helm reveling in the breezy conditions.

The setting gives Cruise the opportunity to speak the best line in the film: “I don’t sail boats, Penny, I land on them.”

The scene is fine as part of the story, but where it turns into great stuff is in the photography. Someone behind the cameras must have been a sailor, because he or she got everything right. It was shot on San Francisco Bay and the Bay was fully in character with wind in the upper teens producing a steep chop. The sails are trimmed just right, the boat is lively and fast and throwing spray. The woman driving the boat with a big carbon fiber wheel is in control and in the moment with a look of pure joy.

Then she sets the spinnaker. It’s another opportunity for Cruise to act nervous, but it’s also terrific sailing footage with the boat accelerating when the big blue kite fills, sort of in the nature of a fighter aircraft being slingshotted off a carrier deck.

The boat plays its part perfectly. It’s a J/125 named Rufless borrowed from the owner for the movie. The 41-footer carries a monster asymmetrical spinnaker set on its long sprit and typically gives a thrilling ride in conditions like those in the film.

I rate the six minutes of sailing footage in “Top Gun” as best sailing scene ever in a Hollywood movie. I realize the bar is low, but this film cleared it with airspace to spare.

Cruise’s performance got me wondering how many movie stars are sailors. He makes no claim to be, nor, surprisingly, does Jennifer Connelly, the actress who looks so skilled as the sailboat skipper in the movie. Telling an interviewer the scene made her “paranoid,” she added, “It was incredibly windy, with big waves. The boat was at an impossible angle, moving so fast.” Maybe there was a sailing instructor hiding below on the J/125 giving hand signals to the helmsperson.

I don’t have any inside info on the off-screen pastimes of movie stars, but I do know that the actor Morgan Freeman is an experienced sailor who has frequently been spotted on his Shannon 43 in the BVI and the Leeward Islands.

It’s well known, of course, that Jimmy Buffett is a sailor, and if you stretch the definition of movie star a bit he might qualify—he’s had a few cameo film roles. His latest boat, an innovative, high-performance 50-foot cruising boat painted turquoise, had the honor of being featured on the cover of SAILING .

After that, we have to search film and sailing history for a legitimate movie star sailor, and there we find Humphrey Bogart, who was probably the most dedicated and skilled sailing yachtsman of any celebrity.

Bogart owned the 55-foot Santana , an Olin Stephens-designed schooner that was built for an oil magnate and was one of the great yachts of its era. After Bogart bought Santana in 1939, sailing the beautiful mahogany-planked boat with its enormous spread of sail became his passion. His son Stephen Bogart wrote, “While most people know that Bogie and Lauren Bacall had a great love affair, probably fewer know about my father’s other great love—sailing. Specifically, it was with his 55-foot sailing yacht Santana . The sea was my father’s sanctuary.”

Bogart spent a lot of time on the water, cruising along the California coast and even racing. He sailed Santana in the 1948 Ensenada race (with Lauren Bacall in the crew) and won a trophy. His frequent daysailing outings on Santana often had an all-star guest list featuring the likes of Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, David Niven and Richard Burton.

Santana , rigged as both a schooner and a yawl, has had nine owners since Bogart, and after an extensive rebuild in 2016 is still gracing southern California waters with its classical beauty.

The man I nominate as the best pure sailor among famed movie actors once sailed with Bogart on Santana . Surely, he was the most experienced hand onboard. That was Sterling Hayden.

Hayden went to sea as a teenager in the Great Depression and stayed eight years as a deckhand on full-rigged ships and mate on Grand Banks schooners. He was the navigator on the schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud in its epic race against the famous Bluenose for the 1938 Fisherman’s Cup.

When only 22 years old, he sailed as captain on a 89-foot brigantine on a delivery to the South Pacific. Newspaper stories about the voyage and photos of the handsome sailor got the attention of movie producers. Soon he was making movies and making trouble as a typical Hollywood bad boy. 

Abruptly, apparently fed up with his self-indulgent life, he quit the movies and bummed around long enough to become divorced and broke. Then his story gets really interesting.

He had long owned an old 95-foot pilot schooner named Wanderer , and in 1959 he sailed away in the brawny 100-ton vessel, bound for Tahiti with his four children and a motley crew acquired through newspaper ads. The voyage resulted in a book titled Wanderer . It’s an autobiography that is an adventure to read as it whirls through the adventures and misadventures of a troubled life overflowing with action and incident—and lots of sailing.

Of contemporary movie stars, there is one I am certain is not a sailor. That’s Robert Redford, who if he knew anything about sailing could not in good conscience have allowed himself to act in the movie “All is Lost.” The film tells the desultory story of a lone sailor (Redford is the only actor and the few words he speaks are to himself) who sails his 39-foot sailboat under a perpetual cloud that rains a steady drip of misfortune and finally combines with the sailor’s ineptitude to make a fitting closing scene: Redford’s character escapes his sinking yacht in a life raft and promptly manages to set the raft on fire

To fellow sufferers who sat through the 106 minutes of that dead fish of a sailing movie, I recommend those six sailing minutes in “Top Gun” as the perfect tonic.

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Published on May 26th, 2022 by Editor -->

As Scuttlebutt HQ is located in San Diego, CA, this is very much a military town which proved to be a good backdrop for filming the Top Gun movie released in 1986. But the local locations weren’t limited to just the Navy bases for that movie, which is also the case for the sequel Top Gun: Maverick that gets released on May 27, 2022.

However, when they sought out San Diego Bay to film an action scene, nobody told them about the region’s light winds. “We filmed that sequence twice. We filmed it the first time in San Diego, and it was very beautiful,” describes actress Jennifer Connelly. “We got lovely shots, and there were even dolphins swimming alongside us. But Tom (Cruise) said, ‘No, this isn’t fast enough’.”

For the second attempt, somebody did their research and they went to San Francisco where Connelly and Cruise get a real taste of high wind sailing on a J/125.

“It was a very distracting environment,” said Connelly. “It was incredibly windy, with big waves. The boat was at an impossible angle, moving so fast, and we had to play the scene at the same time. I was so paranoid that I was going to forget something with all those distractions. I found myself standing on the coffee table in my living room, practicing with my kids spraying water at me and blowing on me while I ran my lines.”

Connelly shared the story on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and while Cruise is known for doing his own movie stunts, Connelly was pretty stoked to have taken on the role of a sailor. “I love it, it was great, it was amazing,” she said of the experience. “I was taking lessons to prepare for the role, starting in the New York harbor. Kind of like learning how to drive on the Autobahn.”

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Top Sailing – Top Gun: Maverick

Being a lady of a certain age it didn’t take me long to book tickets for the sequel to Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick . I grew up in the 1980’s along with permed hair, leg warmers and Tom Cruise, so a Top Gun trip back in time was always going to be on the cards.

Cruise reprises his role as ace top gun Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and that’s about as much as I’m going to tell you about the plot. Cruise does not disappoint and the film has everything the original had, and more, in spades. Fast jets, fast bikes, fast yachts (J/125), an absurd plot involving uranium (a hallmark of most 1980’s action films), leather biker jacket with patches, adrenaline and romance all wrapped up in a cinematic marvel. With cinemas in the UK lurching along since lockdown, we needed a blockbuster to burst onto our screens. Kosinski, Bruckheimer, Cruise et al have achieved this in supersonic style.

Even the sailing scene doesn’t pull any punches with some top sailing. Jennifer Connelly is at the helm of a beautiful J/125, guard rails in the water.  It will quicken the hearts of many sailors watching (the J/125 that is, sorry Jennifer!).  As with most sailing scene’s on the big screen they don’t get it quite right, but I’ll forgive them, the footage is realistic enough even if the skipper’s instructions do seem a little strange.  Seeing Maverick out of his comfort zone on the water provides some comedy gold moments and provides some light relief from the high octane jet fighter sequences. Rumour has it the sailing scene had to be filmed twice. The first time the crew chose San Diego Bay as their backdrop but with light winds common in the bay it was producing too many dolphins and not enough action. A switch to San Francisco provided the more challenging conditions required to satiate Cruise’s need for speed.

Better than the original I would most wholeheartedly recommend Top Gun: Maverick, you’ll leave the cinema/movie theater grinning from ear to ear and wondering whether your finances (and nerve) will run to a vintage Kawasaki GPZ 900!

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Jennifer connelly on tom cruise’s need for speed in the “top gun: maverick” sailboat scene.

In part two of her interview with Stephen, “Top Gun: Maverick” star Jennifer Connelly shares a clip from the film in which she and Tom Cruise pilot a sailboat at top speed through choppy seas. Watch Jennifer in “Top Gun: Maverick” when it hits theaters this Friday. #Colbert #TopGunMaverick #JenniferConnelly

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“Top Gun: Maverick,” Reviewed: Tom Cruise Takes Empty Thrills to New Heights

By Richard Brody

When Ronald Reagan was elected President, in 1980, it seemed only slightly more absurd than if Ronald McDonald had won. Both were entertainers, but the burger clown knew it, whereas Reagan believed the nostalgic and noxious verities of the movies that he had appeared in—and as a politician he attempted to force modern American life to conform to them. Thus “Top Gun,” which I saw when it came out, in 1986, felt like the cultural nadir of a time that was itself something of a nadir. As a film of cheaply rousing drama and jingoistic nonsense, “Top Gun” played like feedback—a shrill distillation of the very world view that it reproduced. Little did we know that there was another, less accomplished yet more bilious entertainer waiting in the wings to wreak even more grievous damage, more than three decades later, on the polity and the national psyche.

No less than the original “Top Gun,” its new sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” directed by Joseph Kosinski, is an emblem of its benighted political times. That’s why, in comparison with the sequel, the original comes off as a work of warmhearted humanism. Yet, paradoxically, and disturbingly, “Maverick” is also a more satisfying drama, a more accomplished action film—I enjoyed it more, yet its dosed-out, juiced-up pleasures reveal something terrifying about the implications and the effects of its narrative efficiency.

“Maverick” is less a sequel to “Top Gun” than a renovation of it. The framework of the story is borrowed from the original, nearly scene for scene; drastic changes, while updating it for the present time, leave it recognizable still. In the new film, Tom Cruise returns as Lieutenant Pete Mitchell, whose call sign is Maverick. Now he’s a test pilot at an isolated post in the Mojave Desert, where the project he’s working on—the development of a new airplane—is about to be cancelled in favor of drones, on the pretext of a performance standard that can’t be met. So Maverick, defying an admiral’s order, takes the plane airborne and, against all odds and at grave personal danger, pushes it past Mach 10 (which, for the record, is more than seven thousand miles per hour), thus temporarily saving the project but also risking court martial. Instead, Maverick is sent back to Fighter Weapons School, a.k.a., Top Gun—of which he is, of course, a graduate—in San Diego, summoned by the academy’s commanding officer, Admiral Tom (Iceman) Kazansky, his classmate and respected rival in the first film (again played by Val Kilmer). Maverick’s assignment is to train a dozen young ace pilots for a top-secret and crucial mission, to fly into a mountainous region in an unnamed “rogue” state and destroy a subterranean uranium-enrichment plant.

Yet soon another admiral, Beau (Cyclone) Simpson, played by Jon Hamm, sidelines Maverick and changes the mission’s parameters. In response, Maverick steals another plane and undertakes another unauthorized and dangerous flight, thereby justifying his own set of parameters to Cyclone—who orders him back to lead the younger flyers. Yet Maverick has history with one of those flyers, Lieutenant Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign Rooster, whose late father, Nick (Goose) Bradshaw, played by Anthony Edwards, was Maverick’s wingman in the original “Top Gun” and died saving Maverick’s life. There’s more to that history (spoiler), but the dramatic point is that Maverick has to overcome both the distrust and the enmity of one of the best pilots he’s training—for the sake of the mission, the unit’s esprit de corps, Rooster’s peace of mind, and his own sense of responsibility for a fatherless young man for whom he assumed paternal responsibilities.

There’s also a romance, perhaps the most perfunctory one this side of a children’s movie. Like the one in the original “Top Gun,” it is centered on a bar. This time, Maverick re-meets cute a former lover named Penny (Jennifer Connelly), the owner of the bar where the pilots all hang out. (In the original “Top Gun,” there’s mention of a woman named Penny as one of Maverick’s romantic partners, but the hint goes undeveloped.) What it takes for them to get back together is a kind of barroom hazing that costs Maverick money and dignity, plus a jaunt on her sailboat where she literally teaches him the ropes. (As to what happened between him and Charlie, his instructor and lover in the first film, played by Kelly McGillis, the new film says not a word.) Their relationship is the hollow core around which the movie is modelled, and its emptiness comes off not as accidental or oblivious but as the self-conscious dramatic strategy of the director and the film’s group of screenwriters.

The first ten minutes of “Top Gun”—showing the midair freakout of a pilot called Cougar (John Stockwell)—contain more real emotion than the entire running time of the sequel, and therein lie the key differences between the two films. The powerful feelings, troubled circumstances, and unsettling ambiguities in the original posed dramatic challenges that its director, Tony Scott, and its screenwriters never met. Their film thrusted a handful of significant complexities onto the screen but never explored or resolved them. It wasn’t only Cougar who fell apart in “Top Gun.” Maverick himself, racked with guilt over Goose’s death, first attempted to quit the Navy and then, returning to combat duty, froze up in midair. Of course, Maverick quickly got over it (thanks to Goose’s dog tags), and his suddenly resurgent heroic skills saved the day, brought the movie to a quick triumph, and aroused three decades of impatience for a sequel—but his vulnerability and fallibility at least made a daunting appearance.

By contrast, “Maverick” allows for no such doubts or hesitations. There’s certainly danger in the film, including a pilot who passes out midair and needs to be rescued. Maverick himself ends up in some perilous straits. But none of these situations suggests any weakness or failure of will, any questioning of the mission or of the pilots’ own abilities. The challenges are visceral rather than psychological, technical rather than dramatic, and the script offers them not resolutions but merely solutions—ones that are as impersonal as putting a key in a lock and as gratifying as hearing it click open. “Maverick” feels less written and directed than engineered. It is a work that achieves a certain sort of perfection, a perfect substancelessness—which is a deft way of making its forceful, and wildly political, implicit subject matter pass unnoticed.

Again, comparison with the original is telling. Whatever else the original “Top Gun” is, it’s a movie of procedure. The astounding upside-down maneuver with which Maverick flaunts his daring and prowess early on isn’t a violation of rules, just a departure from textbook methods. On another flight, he does break the rules, in relatively minor ways—he goes briefly below the “hard deck” (the lower limit) to win a competition and then playfully buzzes officers in a tower—and gets seriously called on the carpet for it. By contrast, in the sequel Maverick openly defies the orders of his superior officers, and not merely for a quick maneuver or a playful twit—he steals two planes, and destroys one of them. (For that matter, the destruction is kept offscreen and is merely played for laughs.) The essence of “Maverick” is that a naval officer breaks the law but gets away with it, because he and he alone can save the country from imminent danger.

The lawbreaker-as-hero model rings differently in an age of Trumpian politics and practices, of open insurrection and a near-coup. “Maverick” is evidence, as strong as any in the political arena, that the Overton window of authoritarianism has shifted. This is apparent in the movie’s cavalier attitude toward the rule of law, even in the seemingly sacrosanct domain of military discipline. In the original “Top Gun,” Maverick and the other pilots are told, by the instructor Viper (Tom Skerritt), “Now, we don’t make policy here, gentlemen. Elected officials, civilians do that. We are the instruments of that policy.” (Yes, “gentlemen”—all the fliers in the original are men.) In “Maverick,” there is no parallel line of dialogue, and the military is hermetically sealed off from any reference to politics—perhaps because such sentiments would likely now, in many parts of the country, be booed.

In “Top Gun,” Maverick is a warrior who needs to master his emotions in order to serve his country and to protect his colleagues. In the new film, Maverick, nearing sixty, succeeds solely by giving in to his emotions, by expressly not controlling them—and this, above all, is the doctrine that he imparts to young pilots: “Don’t think, just do.” That mantra, which his best students repeat back to him and follow, is a strange perversion of a key phrase that the young Maverick, explaining himself in class, blurts out in “Top Gun”: “You don’t have time to think up there; if you think, you’re dead.” There’s a world of difference between the young Maverick’s nearly apologetic instrumentalizing of instinct and the elder Maverick’s exaltation of unthinking action. This key line—which, following the quotability of the original film, seems devised to become a catchphrase—isn’t limited to flying and fighting but is delivered as a dictum that could as easily be echoed by anyone with anything to do anywhere.

Thinking means reflecting on consequences and contexts, going past immediate desires and appearances to consider causes and implications. Not thinking is easy for the characters in “Maverick,” because they have no individual attributes at all. The pilots and the officers are played by a diverse group of actors, but the screenwriters give them identities outside of their military actions and no backstories beside the ones that issue from the original “Top Gun.” In the entire film, not a single event or idea or experience is discussed that doesn’t specifically relate to the plot. As a result, the stars and the supporting cast alike have little to do and are reduced to flattened emblems of themselves. Yet the reduction of the characters to cipher-like mechanical functions is part of the charm of “Maverick,” thrusting into the foreground the many extended sequences of high-risk flight, and rendering them more dramatically characterized than anything that takes place on the ground. Also, these airborne scenes far outshine the ones in “Top Gun,” because they are filmed largely from the point of view of the pilots, looking out through the front of the cockpit into the onrush of other planes and in the face of looming and menacing obstacles. They are some of the most impressive and exciting—and strikingly simple—action sequences that I’ve seen in a while.

Apparently, the flight scenes in “Maverick” were realized in actual planes in flight, and the cameras in the cockpits were wielded by the actors themselves. Cruise, who famously enjoys doing his own stunts, supposedly trained his castmates in the requisite skills of aerial cinematography. I wouldn’t have guessed any of this, though, if I hadn’t read the publicity materials in which Cruise and others say so. The scenes of pilots in flight are cut into rapid fragments that reduce aerial views to mere moments of excitement. They are interspersed with aggrandizing grunt-and-sweat closeups of the actors, especially Cruise. This amounts to a kind of malpractice in the editing room, transforming the actors’ brave and devoted exertions into a seeming cheat, an ersatz experience that might as well have been created with C.G.I.

What’s most impressive about “Top Gun: Maverick” is its speed—not the speed of the planes in flight but the speed with which the movie dashes in a straight line from its opening act to its conclusion. The flights at the center of the film are vertiginously twisty, but the drama is a bullet train on a rigid track. Both midair and on the ground, Kosinski is an approximator. He doesn’t let his eye get distracted by the piquant detail, and he doesn’t turn his head to overhear a stray confidence or an incidental remark. He’s narrowly focussed on the relentless course of the action, and incurious about its byways, its implications, its material or emotional realities. He keeps the drama as abstract as the military software and as inhuman as the military hardware that are the movie’s true protagonists. I repeat: I enjoyed it, and you might, too—if you don’t think, just watch.

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Sailing ​Cinema: The Iconic Sailboat ⁤from Top ‍Gun Maverick

Introducing the Iconic Sailboat from ⁤Top Gun Maverick

Prepare to set sail ⁤on an unforgettable cinematic adventure with the iconic sailboat ‌from Top Gun Maverick. ‌This visually⁢ stunning masterpiece of a vessel⁤ takes center stage in the highly⁤ anticipated‍ sequel to the 1986 cult classic,⁣ Top ⁣Gun. Perfectly capturing the essence of naval aviation⁤ and the thrill of speed,⁢ this sailboat is‍ a⁣ true testament to the artistry ⁤and attention⁢ to detail⁤ that went into creating the movie.

Featuring a sleek and streamlined design,⁤ the sailboat from ‌Top Gun Maverick combines elegance‌ and power, mirroring the characteristics of the film’s protagonist, Pete “Maverick” ⁤Mitchell. With its ​striking black hull and bold white sails, this vessel embodies the spirit of adventure⁣ and embodies the ⁣essence ​of sailing ‍cinema in every frame.

Sailing ‍Cinema: The Iconic Sailboat ⁤from Top‍ Gun ‌Maverick

Unveiling the Historical Significance⁢ and Design of ‍the Sailboat

The sailboat, a ​timeless vessel that harnesses⁢ the power​ of​ the wind, has ⁤entrenched itself⁤ in the annals of human‍ history. Its origins can‍ be traced back thousands of years, as early civilizations recognized the potential of sailing to explore new lands, trade valuable goods, and embark on daring‍ adventures. The historical significance of the sailboat lies not only in​ its practical‌ applications but also in its ⁢symbolization of human curiosity and the indomitable spirit of exploration.

When it comes to design, the sailboat⁢ is ⁢a marvel of engineering. Every component has been thoughtfully crafted to maximize its efficiency on the ⁤water. The sleek and graceful lines‌ of its hull ⁣help‌ minimize drag, allowing the boat to⁢ effortlessly glide through the waves. The mast and ‍sails, masterfully designed and rigged, capture the wind’s force to propel⁣ the⁤ sailboat forward. It is this‍ harmonious ‍collaboration between human⁢ ingenuity ⁢and the natural elements‌ that gives⁢ the sailboat ⁢its distinctive allure.

Sailing Cinema: The ​Iconic Sailboat from Top Gun Maverick

Exploring the ⁣Role ‌of ⁤the Sailboat in ‍Top Gun Maverick’s Cinematic Storytelling

Top Gun Maverick, the highly anticipated sequel ⁢to the iconic ​1986 film, has fans buzzing ⁣with excitement. While much attention has been given to the thrilling ‌aerial stunts and high-octane⁤ action sequences, there ‍is an ‌unexpected star that plays a significant ​role in ‌the film’s ⁢storytelling: the ‍humble sailboat. ⁣This unassuming ⁣vessel not only adds visual ‌splendor to the movie’s ⁤cinematography, but it‌ also serves as ⁣a metaphorical bridge⁤ between ‍past and present,⁢ showcasing the main character’s ⁤emotional journey.

Throughout the ‌film,⁣ the sailboat⁣ is portrayed as⁢ a symbol of freedom and escape. As ⁢the camera pans across the‌ pristine waters with the sailboat gracefully gliding along, we get a sense of tranquility and peace that contrasts with ‍the chaos of the fighter jets. The sailboat ‍represents ⁢a connection to the protagonist’s childhood memories, a time of⁢ simplicity and ‍innocence before the pressures and responsibilities of ‌adulthood took hold. It serves⁣ as ⁣a reminder to Maverick of⁣ a life less complicated, ​one that he must strive to ​reclaim amidst the complex⁢ and ⁢demanding ⁣world of the military.

Analyzing the Realism and Practicality of⁤ the Sailboat in the⁣ Film

When⁤ it comes⁣ to ⁣depicting sailing on the big screen, filmmakers⁣ often face the⁢ challenge of ⁣striking a delicate balance between realism and practicality. In the case of the ‌sailboat featured in the film,⁢ the meticulous attention to detail ⁢and technical accuracy is impressive. From the choice of the ⁣ sailboat model to the​ portrayal of its maneuverability, the​ filmmakers made a⁤ conscious effort ​to capture the essence​ of sailing.

The ‌sailboat’s design, resembling a ⁢classic ⁤sloop ⁣rig,⁤ is a nod‌ to traditional sailing ⁢vessels, yet with a modern twist. Its⁤ sleek lines and elegant proportions contribute to its aesthetic ⁤appeal, while the sturdy mast and rigging ensure its functionality. The use​ of bold and vibrant colors combined with the boat’s smooth glide through the water creates a visually striking and memorable experience for ‍the audience.

• The ​careful ⁣attention ‍to‍ the⁢ sailboat’s handling and performance showcases the filmmakers’ commitment to ⁤realism. The crew’s seamless coordination as they hoist and adjust the sails highlights​ the practicality of sailing skills.
• The ‍inclusion⁣ of various sailing ‌techniques⁤ and maneuvers, such as tacking⁣ and jibing, adds authenticity to the film’s ⁣sailing sequences,⁣ immersing‍ the viewers in⁣ the world​ of⁢ sailboat navigation.
• The incorporation ​of real-world elements, such as‍ accurately depicting wind ‌patterns and weather​ conditions, enhances the sailboat’s realism and practicality in the context of the film.

Recommendations for⁣ Fans: Experiencing the Thrill ​of Sailing ⁤on the Iconic Top Gun Maverick Sailboat

Are you a die-hard fan of⁢ Top‌ Gun and dream of channeling ‌your inner ⁤Maverick aboard the legendary ‍sailboat? Well,⁣ look no further⁢ as ​we bring you some‌ exhilarating recommendations to ⁤make your dream a reality. Sailing on the iconic Top Gun Maverick sailboat can be an ​unforgettable experience, ⁤and here’s how you can make the most of it:

• Book a Movie-Themed Charter: Look for charter companies ​that offer themed cruising experiences‍ and specifically cater ‍to fans of Top Gun. ‍Imagine‍ stepping aboard a‌ sailboat that‍ mirrors the one ⁣from the‌ movie,​ complete with all the iconic details, giving you ‍a truly immersive ⁤experience.
• Discover Picture-Perfect Locations: Sail‍ to breathtaking destinations that have been ⁣featured in the‌ Top Gun Maverick movie. ⁤From ⁣scenic coastal settings to picturesque sunsets, ⁢relish the opportunity to recreate your‌ favorite scenes and capture unforgettable memories.
• Channel Your Inner ⁣Fighter Pilot: ⁣ Get a taste⁢ of ​the high-flying action ‌ by participating‍ in sailing exercises that simulate the exhilarating ⁣maneuvers seen⁢ in ‍the⁢ film. Experience the⁤ thrill of hoisting sails, trimming lines, and navigating​ the ⁤open waters with the same precision as Maverick himself.

By following these recommendations, ‍you can embark⁤ on an adventure ⁤that combines your⁤ love for sailing with your passion for Top Gun Maverick.‍ Set sail ​on the iconic sailboat, feel the wind in your hair, and be ⁣ready to live the adrenaline-fueled moments‍ you’ve always idolized on the ​big screen.

Q: What is the sailboat⁤ featured in the film Top Gun Maverick? A: The ⁢sailboat featured in‌ Top ​Gun Maverick ⁤is an iconic racing yacht named “Sailing ⁤Cinema.”

Q: How is the sailboat “Sailing Cinema” connected to the ⁣film? A: In the ⁢film, the sailboat “Sailing ⁣Cinema” is owned⁢ by‌ the character ⁤”Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell” played⁣ by Tom Cruise. It serves as his personal retreat and a symbolic ⁤representation​ of⁣ his character’s love for sailing.

Q:⁤ What does “Sailing Cinema” symbolize in the movie? A: ​The sailboat “Sailing Cinema” symbolizes freedom,‍ escapism, ⁤and Maverick’s passion for sailing. It reflects ⁢his desire to⁣ detach himself from​ the ⁣constraints of his military life, serving as a ​vehicle for ‌relaxation ⁣and introspection.

Q:⁤ Is “Sailing Cinema” a real sailboat? A:​ Yes, “Sailing Cinema” is a real⁤ sailboat. ​It is a modified Beneteau ​Oceanis 35.1, designed​ specifically for the film, combining both⁣ functional⁣ and aesthetic ⁣features.

Q: How was ⁢the⁣ sailboat ‌modified ⁣for ​the movie? A: The Beneteau Oceanis 35.1 was ⁢customized with additional⁣ features to fit the narrative of the​ film. Modifications include⁤ a redesigned⁤ interior⁣ cabin layout, ⁢optimized deck⁤ space​ for capturing action‍ shots, and enhanced stability for on-water stunts.

Q: Who designed the ⁤modifications for “Sailing ‍Cinema”? A: The modifications‍ to ‌”Sailing​ Cinema” were ⁣designed by ⁤a team of naval architects and marine ​engineers, led ⁣by Chris​ Hughes and ‍Bill Trio, in collaboration with the film’s production ⁣crew. The ​objective ​was⁢ to ​create a sailboat that could serve the specific⁣ needs ⁢of the film.

Q: Were there any challenges in using the sailboat during filming? A: Yes, there were challenges in using “Sailing Cinema” during filming. Since ⁤the‍ sailboat was ‌primarily designed for racing, it required additional⁣ training and coordination⁣ for ⁢the ⁤film crew to capture​ the desired shots ⁢effectively. The unpredictable weather conditions during the shoot also posed challenges for the crew.

Q: Can the public visit or sail on “Sailing Cinema” ⁢after ​the film’s release? A: While “Sailing Cinema” was specially modified​ for ⁣the film, it​ is unclear whether the boat will be made available for ‍public visits or sailing experiences after ⁤the movie’s release. However, fans can‍ look forward to ⁢potential⁢ promotional⁤ events or‌ displays where they may have the opportunity ⁢to see the iconic sailboat up close.

Q: Are ​there any ⁤plans⁢ to auction or sell “Sailing Cinema”? A: There is currently ​no information suggesting plans​ to auction or sell “Sailing Cinema” following the ​film’s release. As with many movie ⁣props, the fate of the sailboat ⁤remains in the hands of ‍the filmmakers and ​production ⁤company.

Q: Did ‍the “Sailing Cinema” sailboat have‌ an ‌impact on ‍the⁢ cast ‍or crew? A: As the sailboat ⁢played⁤ a pivotal ⁢role in the film, ⁤it ‌was reported ⁢that the cast and crew ⁣developed a fondness for “Sailing ⁢Cinema.”⁢ Some actors, including⁣ Tom⁣ Cruise, were‌ eager⁣ to learn and experience ⁢sailing during the production,‌ further⁤ emphasizing the ⁣boat’s impact on ‍the film’s atmosphere.

Wrapping⁤ Up

In conclusion, ​the iconic⁢ sailboat ​featured‍ in Top Gun Maverick serves as a⁤ timeless symbol of freedom and adventure on ⁣the open⁣ water. Its unique design and historical significance highlight the rich maritime ⁢heritage that resonates with sailors and movie enthusiasts alike.⁤ From ⁣its prestigious racing career to ⁣its memorable ‍on-screen appearance,​ this sailboat has ⁤captured the⁤ hearts of viewers around ⁤the world. ​As ⁣we eagerly ⁢await⁤ the release​ of ‍the‍ highly anticipated film, we⁣ can appreciate the sailboat’s contribution to ‌cinematic history ​and ⁢its enduring role in showcasing the ‌elegance ⁣and thrill of sailing. So⁣ next time‌ you spot that majestic sail on the horizon, remember the ‍sailing cinema that brought it into the spotlight, reminding​ us that even in the vast⁣ expanse of the sea, the⁤ silver screen can truly make waves.

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'I Thought I Was Going To Die': Miles Teller Reveals Flight Training Devised By Tom Cruise Was No Joke In Top Gun: Maverick

That 'need for speed' was nearly lethal!

Sure, it looked fun to film that breathtaking action-drama Top Gun: Maverick , what with all of the shirtless beach football games , "Great Balls of Fire" piano sing-alongs and glorious mustaches . But star Miles Teller said that getting into the "danger zone" for the high-flying sequel was actually dangerous. 

During an interview with LADbible , the actor—who plays Lieutenant Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, a pilot trainee and the son of Maverick's late BFF Nick "Goose" and Carol Bradshaw, portrayed by Anthony Edwards and Meg Ryan in the original Top Gun movie—discussed how Maverick star Tom Cruise put the cast newcomers through the ringer during their pilot training for the film. It got to the point that Teller actually thought he was "going to die" while filming one specific heart-pounding sequence:

I definitely had a moment where I thought I was going to die. There was a sequence where we were heading straight towards the ground and you do what’s called a max G pull-up. You’re heading down and at the last second you yank up, and it’s really tough for the pilot. It’s something they train in all the time, but it was the first time we’d done a maneuver like that and I completely stopped acting. I looked at the ground and thought this wasn’t going to end well for me.

Despite feeling a "healthy bit of fear," Teller was proud that he was one of the few cast members who didn't have to grab a barf bag mid-flight during the production. (His co-star Lewis Pullman previously revealed that he would throw up during the movie's high-octane jet stunts.) Miles added: 

I think when there’s that much adrenaline and a healthy bit of fear, I was able to hold it down. I guess that’s a secret skill I have.

And while the 37-year-old star is more than happy to "have a perfectly good stunt guy" to tackle those really difficult movie maneuvers, he does praise actors like Cruise who do their own stunt work and offer up an "elevated" level of immersion for the viewer: 

I think the reason why Tom does this stuff is because when the audience knows that it’s really you and there’s no cutaways, that the level of immersion you get as a viewer, as a voyeur, is elevated. So I’m open to it, but also, I’ve got injured on some films doing some weird things, and when you have a perfectly good stunt guy, I don’t want to put him out of a job, you know? That’s just me being an honest guy.

Given how much of a box office behemoth Top Gun: Maverick was in 2022, a third film is unsurprisingly in the works , with Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell  as well as Miles Teller and Glen Powell all expected to return. And there will undoubtedly be even more adrenaline-pumping plane action to come. 

In the meantime, you can watch Miles Teller and the rest of the new recruits in Top Gun : Maverick, available to stream with a Paramount Plus subscription .

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Adding to its challenges, the show is not an easy watch, from its depiction of the anguish of losing beloved characters to the moral dilemmas posed by the story — and, of course, the mental workout of simply keeping up with such a vast and changing cast. And yet audiences have flocked to the series.

“Tom and Steven, one of their great gifts is choosing the right story to tell,” says showrunner and co-executive producer John Orloff about of Hanks and Spielberg’s decision to make a drama about the U.S. Air Force’s Hundredth Bomber group.

Ahead of the final episode dropping on Apple TV+ today, Orloff sat down with Variety to discuss the end of the Nazi empire and why Butler and Turner’s characters — Major Gale “Buck” Cleven and Major John “Bucky” Egan — were the Mavericks of their day.

Let’s start at the end. You’ve said the final episode of the series is your favorite — why?

It actually gets a little bit into how I got involved with the project. When I was originally asked to work on it in 2013, I was just asked to write a couple of episodes. I read the book, and I immediately said: “Yeah, I would love to write an episode or two, as long as I get to write one of the last ones.” I really wanted to explore the destruction of Germany, which has never really been shown a lot in cinema. And I really wanted to explore the whole sort of “Gotterdammerung” [twilight] of the Nazi empire.

Why did you want to show that aspect of Nazi Germany?

I’ve been really fascinated with the history of World War II for most of my life. And I particularly had been interested in the last days of the Reich. If you’re not exploring Hitler’s last days, then people tend to not do a lot about it. And it was interesting, because it was this moment in history of total, total chaos in Europe: There are more people on the road in the late winter/early spring of 1945 in Europe than there have ever been. Refugees, soldiers. Nobody has control of anything in a lot of parts. It’s just a really interesting time and place.

One particularly uncomfortable, poignant moment is when Callum Turner’s character, Bucky, is on the forced prisoner-of-war march through Germany as the Allies are closing in, and he sees a German woman sobbing as she’s standing in the rubble of her home. It parallels a similar scene that Bucky witnessed earlier in London. Why did you want to include that, and how did you navigate effectively asking the audience to sympathize with Nazis?

I think for us that the guideline from day one of “Band of Brothers” 25 years ago has always been “Let’s just tell the truth.” Because all the things you’ve brought up are meant to be in the scenes you’ve seen, but told in a way, hopefully, that lets you draw your own conclusions about the moral choices that are being made in this kind of war. What’s true is Egan was in London during what’s called the “Baby Blitz” and was under bombing. We see a village called Russelsheim in one of the episodes about a German town being bombed — in this case at night by the RAF — but it doesn’t matter. And then obviously, in the end of the show, in Episode 9, they go through Nuremberg, which was just devastated by Allied bombing. I mean, levelled.

And the audience can draw its own conclusions, but that’s where they were. That’s what they saw. We wanted to make sure we saw our characters seeing the effects of their bombing.

The narrative is vast, and we meet so many characters. Where did you start in drawing all those threads together?

One of my very early big contributions was to say this shouldn’t just be about John Egan, Gale Cleven and Rosie [Lt. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, played by Nate Mann]. That was what Tom and Steven wanted to do. I was like, let’s add this other guy that I’ve found in my research, Harry Crosby [played by Anthony Boyle], who’s a navigator. He’s the only guy [from the original 1943 crew] that’s still on base in May of ‘45. Everybody else is either shot down or they go home. Once I realized that, I was like, “Oh, this is my foundation, this guy,” because he’s there the whole time. So now I have my four main characters.

Austin Butler’s character, Buck Cleven, is obviously one of those four faces, and then the audience loses him for two and a half episodes. Was that hard to work around?

No. Baked into the show — from my very first outline 10 years ago — was “We don’t see Buck go down. We don’t know whether he made it or not.” We live it through Bucky’s eyes, whether [Buck] made it or not, because that moment has such great weight when they do reunite. Because we miss Buck. And there’s the whole psychological drama of the airmen [having] the same issue. They didn’t know whether their friends survived or not. It was a horrible thing they all went through, seeing or hearing in absence that their best friend [has died]. I mean, what you see with Bucky and Buck happened a thousand times, over and over and over.

Why did you decide to make Crosby the narrator?

Because he’s the only guy that’s still at the base, so he can talk about Rosie. Buck and Bucky only have like a month overlap with Rosenthal. And that was the marching orders from Tom and Steven: Make a miniseries about Buck, Bucky and Rosie. Well, two of them disappear in the episodes, very close to when we meet the third one. That’s why Crosby became an even more important underpinning to the whole show, because he bridges those two worlds in the air war. There’s the first generation of pilots, which Buck and Bucky were.

I’ve read some criticisms: “Oh, they’re so Hollywood.” Yeah, because they were! They were Maverick before Maverick existed. They really were those guys with the hat cocked and the toothpick and the scarf and they would talk like movie stars. Rosie is the next generation, and he’s not about that. He’s about “Let’s get the job done. Let’s do whatever we got to do to get this job done.” It’s not about romanticism, it’s not about getting laid. It’s about winning the war. Not that Buck and Bucky weren’t about winning the war, but it was about a lot more stuff for them above and beyond that.

Right, Buck and Bucky exemplify what people think war is. And then by time Rosenthal appears they know what war is and the full extent of its horror.

Exactly. I think the first four episodes of “Masters of the Air” is about exactly that. Discovering that “Oh, this is really, really bad. This is not fun. This is not romantic.” There was a version of “Top Gun” in the ‘30s, a movie called “Test Pilot” and another movie called “I Wanted Wings.” This was the first generation of modern airplanes. Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable make [“Test Pilot”] in 1938, and it’s a huge hit. Those first guys, they were imitating the movies. And they go over there and they very quickly realize, “Oh, there’s nothing romantic or fun about it.” And that’s the first act.

Steven’s done it twice [in “Schindler’s List” and “Band of Brothers”]. But that said, it really happened: Rosie did come across a slave labor camp and the workers were killed before [they were liberated]. That happened over and over, as I’m sure you know. All these camps, as the Nazis retreated and left them, they left them with a lot of dead bodies. And so it is a smaller version of what happens in Episode 9 in “Band” just to remind the audience what the stakes really are.

One of the things we tried to do a little bit in this show, was show Europe under Nazi occupation and try to show what the world under Fascism is like. And in some ways, the POW camp, for me, was a metaphor for this is what life is like in fascism. And Rosie is Jewish, and he had made this decision to re-up, to fight evil. He specifically made a choice and he said it so eloquently in real life, how if you see people being subjugated and powerless, you have to do something about it. If you don’t, there’s no civilization. That scene is just a reminder of that.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Val Kilmer was paid at least $2k per second for his scene in Top Gun: Maverick

Val kilmer may have only had a small cameo in 2022's top gun: maverick, but he made big from it..

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Val Kilmer, a star of the original Top Gun , may have only had a small cameo in it’s 2022 sequel, but it was a very expensive one.

Kilmer, who played Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky - the rival of Tom Cruise's Maverick - has remained an iconic aspect of the Top Gun franchise ever since it first began back in 1986.

While the role garnered Kilmer fame and success , the actor unfortunately had to step back from his career in 2015 after being diagnosed with throat cancer.

The 63-year-old underwent two tracheostomies, which affected his vocal chords and thus his ability to speak.

Because of this, it was somewhat of a surprise to fans when it was announced that Kilmer would be making an appearance in the 36-year long-awaited awaited sequel, Top Gun: Maverick.

The cameo in the action movie saw Iceman reunite with Maverick after becoming a four-star admiral.

And for those who may be wondering about his voice, Iceman was able to speak with the help of artificial intelligence .

Kilmer, who had already admitted to wanting a return to the franchise, even revealed that he became emotional after hearing his AI voice.

Fans were emotional too, with the 3-minute-long cameo being taken incredibly well by audiences.

But Kilmer had another reason to be happy about his speaking role - and that was the huge cheque he received for his involvement.

Reports by ScreenRant have suggested that Kilmer’s pay ranged from $400,000 to $2 million - though these figures aren't 100 percent clear.

This means that if Kilmer was paid at least $400,000, he'll have earned a minimum of $2,222 per second during his short scene. And if he was paid $2 million, that would be $11,111 per second.

Iceman certainly cashed in.

But considering how much the Batman Forever star suffered from his cancer diagnosis, perhaps this pay-out will come as a relief after the physical and mental strain his illness had on him.

In his memoir, I’m Your Huckleberry, Kilmer wrote about waking up 'vomiting blood' before even knowing for certain that he had cancer.

"The cancer miraculously healed much faster than any of the doctors predicted,” he recalled. “It has taken time, and taken a toll … Speaking, once my joy and lifeblood, has become an hourly struggle."

Kilmer then joked that his new voice sounds like “Marlon Brando after a couple of bottles of tequila,” adding that "It isn’t a frog in my throat. More like a buffalo."

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Top Gun: Maverick is now available to watch for free on Channel 4

Catch up on Maverick's return.

The sequel has had streaming runs since its cinema release on the likes of Paramount+ and Netflix (where it can still be watched in the UK and Ireland). However, it has now finally made its terrestrial debut.

If you haven't seen it yet, or just feel the need for speed a rewatch, Top Gun: Maverick is now available to watch for free on Channel 4's streaming service, following its network premiere last night (March 23) on Channel 4.

The sequel will be available to watch for the next 30 days.

Top Gun: Maverick sees Tom Cruise reprise his classic role as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell as he heads back to Top Gun to train up a new batch of recruits, including Goose's son Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw (Miles Teller).

The mission? To destroy an unsanctioned nuclear plant before it becomes operational, and since it's Top Gun, it's a mission that could prove deadly to whoever takes part in it.

Top Gun: Maverick also brings back Val Kilmer as Maverick's nemesis-turned-friend Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky, while other newcomers include Jennifer Connelly as Maverick's ex Penny, Glen Powell as Jake 'Hangman' Seresin and Jon Hamm as Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson.

The sequel proved such a hit that Paramount was confirmed to be developing a third movie earlier this year, with Top Gun: Maverick co-writer Ehren Kruger working on a draft of the script.

Powell appeared to already confirm his return shortly after the news: "There is stuff happening, and it sounds very exciting. I don't know when I'll be going back… I'm sure there is a jet waiting for me sometime in the future."

Top Gun: Maverick is now available to watch on Channel 4's streaming service.

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Movies Editor, Digital Spy  Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor.  Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies , attending genre festivals around the world.   After moving to Digital Spy , initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.  

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"Top Gun: Maverick" Soars Without F-22s: Camaraderie Over Cutting-Edge Tech

F ollowing the rapturous reception of “Top Gun: Maverick,” it’s worth exploring the pivotal decisions behind the aviation icons featured—or notably absent—from the film. Notably, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, a jet many expected to see on the silver screen, did not roar into the storyline for reasons that dive deep into the essence of the Top Gun sequel and the practicalities of filmmaking.

The cult classic “Top Gun,” first soaring into theatres in 1986, made its mark with jaw-dropping aerial sequences and access to real-life military technology. It was a spectacle of speed, skill, and the Navy’s elite flying prowess. Decades later, “Top Gun: Maverick,” released in 2022, took to the skies while paying homage to its roots. However, it consciously steered clear of featuring the F-22 Raptor—a decision that echoed through the realms of realism and thematic representation.

The Raptor, the leading edge in air dominance, and a marvel of the U.S. Air Force, was not seen in “Top Gun: Maverick” primarily because the film is rooted in the Navy. The F-22’s design, being a single-seat aircraft, poses a unique challenge for filmmakers who wish to capture the in-cockpit camaraderie that became synonymous with the “Top Gun” brand. As the movie’s production leaned towards authenticity, albeit with a pinch of creative liberty, the choice of aircraft needed to support both practical and thematic elements of the story. This specificity required two-seater planes that would allow filming inside the cockpit and advance the recurring theme of brotherhood among pilots.

The essence of Top Gun has always been about the pilots and their relationships, not merely the planes they fly. With breathtaking scenes that bring viewers into the heart of the action, “Top Gun: Maverick” demonstrated that the essence of a compelling story can trump even the most advanced military machinery. The sequel’s successful portrayal of the Navy, without the F-22 or F-35, reaffirmed the importance of the human element over the mere spectacle of technology. It is the pilot, not the plane, that remains the true hero in this high-flying saga.

Relevant articles:

– Why They Didn’t Use F-22s In Top Gun: Maverick , Screen Rant

– Tom Cruise Must Avoid Using A Fifth-Generation Fighter In Top Gun 3 (Despite Maverick Teasing It) , screenrant.com

– F22 Raptor Vs F35 Lightning II: How Do They Compare? , slashgear.com

– Why They Didn’t Use F-22s In Top Gun: Maverick , Screen Rant, Dec 24, 2022