Tom Cruise said he was asked to make Top Gun sequels "over and over" before Maverick, but wanted to prove himself elsewhere: "I wanted more challenges"

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The actor finally reprised his iconic role in 2022's Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that, when something works in Hollywood, it will be exploited until its last breath.

After the massive success of Top Gun in the 80s, Paramount Pictures immediately asked Tom Cruise to come back for a sequel, but the actor recently recalled how he consistently rejected their advances. He had more ambitious plans as one of Hollywood's shiniest rising stars of the time.

Almost 30 years after the first movie, Cruise is coming back to the franchise seemingly one last time with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which follows the events of 2023's Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is hitting theaters on May 23, 2025. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming movies and 2025 movie release dates you need to know about.

Mireia Mullor
Mireia Mullor
Contributing Writer

Mireia is a UK-based culture journalist and critic. She previously worked as Deputy Movies Editor at Digital Spy, and her work as a freelance writer has appeared in WeLoveCinema and Spanish magazines Fotogramas, Esquire, and Elle. She is also a published author, having written a book about Studio Ghibli's 'Kiki's Delivery Service' in 2023. Talking about anime and musicals is the best way to grab her attention.

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