Top Gun: Maverick Trailer, My Thoughts.

In 1986, the film Top Gun was released in theaters by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Tony Scott, and the screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr. It was inspired by an article in California magazine called "Top Guns", written by Ehud Yonay. Bet you didn't know that, huh?

The film starred Tom Cruise as US Naval Aviator Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, who attends Topgun, the Naval Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar. While there, Maverick finds romance with instructor Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (Kelly McGillis), and also develops a rivalry with fellow trainee Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazansky (played by Val Kilmer) as he learns to be a team player while in the air.

Top Gun would get mixed reviews on release, but was a box office success, grossing $356 million against a $15 million budget. It was praised for its action, aerial stunts, and the performances of Cruise and McGillis. It would also win a Best Original Song Oscar for Berlin's "Take My Breath Away". Heck, it's soundtrack was considered one of the most popular film soundtracks of all time, getting nine Platinum records.

In 2015, the film was added to the National Film Registry, considering it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Since 2010, a sequel for the film has been in development, with Cruise reprising his role as Maverick. Joseph Kosinski is sitting in the director's seat for this one. Let's take a look at the trailer for Top Gun: Maverick!

Ah, the desert. Quiet and peaceful. A great place to de-stress and let go of the tensions of the modern world WHERE DID THAT JET COME FROM?!

Still feeling the need for speed after all these years, Petey?

Maverick is definitely a military lifer.

Join the Navy. You get to be on cool ships.

Not that mysterious, Maverick won't grow up.

Now that's a cool shot.

Hey, Jennifer Connelly!

I like Phoenix already. She seems neat.

Nice aerial shots there. Knowing Tom Cruise, I would not be surprised if he was legit flying that plane.

"I ain't old! I can still fly rings around these young'uns!" Heh heh heh.

I am disappointed by the lack of "Danger Zone". Kenny Loggins is doing a new version of the song for the film, though. That's cool.

I get the feeling from this trailer that the film is going to be essentially Maverick having a bit of a midlife crisis. Think about it. He's achieved so much in his decades in the service, but he hasn't let himself advance or retire. It's like he can't let go of being a pilot. Maybe this film is about accepting that and letting himself move on with his life? I'll give it a watch.

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