![]() ![]() Only one actor, aside from Cruise, returns: Val Kilmer’s Iceman, now the commander of the Pacific fleet. Plus, a devastating loss is followed by a crisis of conscience before the eventual triumph. (This time, he’ll instruct a class of hotshot young fliers for a dangerous mission.) The goings-on at the Navy flight school include dogfight exercises, philosophical conflicts and a love story. Both films begin with Maverick (Cruise) engaging in a display of hot-dogging that gets him called on the carpet - but not really, since he’s sent to Top Gun, essentially promoted, by its conclusion. You would think! Thanks to its complex production, the Covid-19 pandemic and Paramount’s insistence on holding out for a proper theatrical rollout, “Top Gun: Maverick” has set and missed five previous release dates: July 2019, June 2020, Christmas 2020, the 2021 Fourth of July weekend, Thanksgiving of 2021, and then finally, its current Friday berth. That’s a lot of time to form a lot of questions about the new film and its relationship to its predecessor - and we’ve got answers. “Top Gun: Maverick” turns and burns its way into theaters this week, landing 36 years after the 1986 original. ![]()
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