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Maverick : Got a good lock, firing. [the MiG is then destroyed by the missile] Maverick : Whoo! Scratch four! [Merlin sees the last two MiGs flying away at the end of the dogfight] Merlin : Mustang, this is Voodoo 3. Remaining MiGs are bugging out.
Aug 20, 2023 · In the 1986 film, Robbins appears as Sam "Merlin" Wells, Maverick's replacement radar intercept officer, following the death of his original wingman, Goose (Anthony Edwards), who was killed...
- Charlotte Blackwood
- Mike 'Viper' Metcalf
- Rick 'Jester' Heatherly
- Bill 'Cougar' Cortell
- Sam 'Merlin' Wells
- Carole Bradshaw
- Rick 'Hollywood' Neven
- Ron 'Slider' Kerner
- Leonard 'Wolfman' Wolfe
- Marcus 'Sundown' Williams
Kelly McGillis is not returning as Charlotte Blackwood in Top Gun: Maverick. As the female lead of the original film, Charlie played a significant role in the movie and Maverick's life. She struck a romance with the hotshot pilot shortly after another stint of contract work with the TOPGUN program. Even though Top Gun concluded with Charlotte and M...
Tom Skerritt is not confirmed to return as Mike 'Viper' Metcalf in Top Gun 2. Metcalf has a history with Maverick's family as he flew alongside Duke Pitchell during the Vietnam War. After his time as a pilot, Metcalf became an instructor at TOPGUN. He has a close relationship with Maverick as a result. After the TOPGUN graduation ceremony, Metcalf ...
Michael Ironside will not return in Top Gun: Maverick as Rick 'Jester' Heatherly. Jester is a former pilot for the US Navy and served as another instructor at TOPGUN during the events of the first movie. He is still alive at the end of the film, but it appears he has moved on from the program by the time Top Gun 2 rolls around. Ironside confirmed h...
Maverick's original wingman is not expected to return in Top Gun: Maverick. Portrayed by John Stockwell, Bill 'Cougar' Cortell was a fellow pilot in Top Gun who had a panic attack during a flight with Cruise's character. Although Pete attempted to coach Bill through the moment, the experience was too much for him to handle. He resigned from the Nav...
Top Gun: Maverick is not scheduled to include the return of Tim Robbins as Sam 'Merlin' Wells. He was Cougar's RIO prior to him resigning, leading Merlin to join Maverick for Top Gun's final jet fighter sequence. Merlin was assigned to be Maverick's RIO after he graduated from TOPGUN. Together, Merlin and Maverick took down three of the six MIG-28s...
Meg Ryan is not returning in Top Gun: Maverick as Carole Bradshaw. Right before she became a rom-com star with films like Sleepless in Seattle, Ryan appeared in the original Top Gun as Goose's wife and the mother of Rooster. With her son following in his father's footsteps as a pilot, it is surprising Carole won't make an appearance of some magnitu...
Whip Hubley will not return as Rick 'Hollywood' Neven in Top Gun: Maverick. Neven was a fellow graduate of the TOPGUN program and flew alongside Maverick in the final air fight. His F-14 was shot down during the engagement, but he did not die. Neven was rescued by helicopter and greeted Maverick and other pilots who returned safely at the end. Rela...
Top Gun: Maverick will feature the return of Iceman, but his partner Ron 'Slider' Kerner is not confirmed to appear. Slider served as Iceman's RIO in Top Gun, with Rick Rossovich bringing his cocky persona to the screen. He remained Iceman's flight partner through the film, and Rossovich has teased reprising the role in the sequel. Slider could ret...
Without Hollywood, the return of Barry Tubb as Leonard 'Wolfman' Wolfe in Top Gun: Maverick is also unexpected. Wolfe was Hollywood's RIO during Top Gun, resulting in him also being shot down and rescued in the third act. There is no sign that Tubb is involved with the sequel, so Wolfman and Hollywood may have hung up their wings together.
Clarence Gilyard Jr.'s Marcus 'Sundown' Williams is also not expected to return inTop Gun: Maverick. Although he primarily was the RIO for Chipper in Top Gun, he was briefly assigned to replace Goose as Pete's partner long before Maverick was promoted to captain. The partnership did not last as Maverick was still grieving the death of his friend.
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May 27, 2022 · Tim Robbins in "Top Gun." Paramount Pictures He became Maverick's RIO (Radio Intercept Officer) following Goose's death.
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- Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise’s fame was on the rise by the time he was cast as Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Between The Outsiders and Risky Business (for which he received a best actor Golden Globe nomination), Cruise was fast becoming a star when he took to the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat and flew toe-to-toe against Russian MiGs.
- Kelly McGillis. Playing an Amish woman opposite Harrison Ford in Witness got Kelly McGillis noticed by Top Gun producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who cast McGillis as the no-nonsense instructor turned love interest Charlie Blackwood.
- Val Kilmer. Top Gun raised the specter of many of its stars, and Val Kilmer is no exception. After finding success leading the cast of the teenage sci-fi comedy Real Genius, Kilmer was cast as the cool-headed, methodical antagonist Iceman.
- Anthony Edwards. Anthony Edwards had a regular career in TV and small film roles in the early 1980s, but his first starring role as Gilbert in the raucous college comedy Revenge of the Nerds cemented him as a legitimate leading actor.
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Mar 2, 2023 · Tim Robbins found his spot in Top Gun as Samuel "Merlin" Wells, an officer who works with Maverick.
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