10 Things You Need To Know About Top Gun: Maverick

10. The Plot

Unlike the first film, this film looks like it will take a closer look at the emotional side of some of the relationships. Cruise told fans at Comic-Con that “Top Gun(Maverick) is about family, about sacrifice, and it's about aviation." This doesn’t give away much, but it does indicate that it will still stay true to the Top Gun M.O.

It is clear that Maverick is still up to his old ways, but the commentary that can be heard in the trailer hints at the fact that it may be time for the pilot to let go of the past and accept the change coming his way. There are some lessons to be learnt, and now that he has been given the role of mentor, it’s time for the cocky Maverick to wise up.

One thing that you can pick up on in the trailer is that some new technology is going to be introduced and that the old-timer pilot is not very open to learning about it all. The hint at the new technology has a few fans scared, but director Joseph Kosinski put the flames out by assuring fans that there would still be plenty of fighter jet scenes and that drones would only play a minor role in the film.