'Top Gun 3' Director Makes Big Admission About Tom Cruise's 'Ambitious' Sequel

It’s become somewhat of a common practice for studios to try to keep new movie details a bit under wraps for as long as possible. The approach that Marvel remains deadset on is understandable, as it adds intrigue and attention to new releases.

While director Joseph Kosinski isn’t taking it that far in being secretive about the encore to the incredibly popular Top Gun: Maverick, he is doing a decent job of hyping up Top Gun 3.

Kosinski specifically highlighted the “big idea” involving the Top Gun 3 storyline, which he said took almost a year to develop, while speaking with ScreenRant ahead of the upcoming F1: The Movie.

While giving tidbits on the plan for Top Gun 3, Kosinski’s comments about the storyline unquestionably add even more hype to the sequel.

“Ehren Kruger is writing the script as we speak. It’s a big idea that I spent almost a year developing—working with some friends at the Navy and Lockheed,” Kosinski said.

He explained the “ambitious” idea for the sequel that opens up the story in a way “you just can’t let go.”

“And yeah, Ehren’s into it now, so we’ll see how it comes along. It was about coming up with an idea that felt like a new challenge. Something that opens up the story in a way you just can’t let go. And I think the idea is so ambitious. That’s what’s exciting to me.”

That’s a strong assessment of Kosinski’s big idea, which he sounds extremely optimistic about.

As great as the key update on the storyline for Top Gun 3 is, it’s also noteworthy because it shows that things are continuing to move forward. Although we don’t have any potential timeline for production to begin, it wouldn’t be surprising if things start to come together even more soon.

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