10 Things You Need To Know About Top Gun: Maverick
3. Cruise Wanted To Do It Properly
In preparation for the film and to give the 'pilots' in the movie a better understanding of what it would be like to be in TOPGUN school, the cast and crew all spent two weeks training with the Navy at TOPGUN school aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
These actors spent their weeks sleeping in the same bunks real Navy SEALs would sleep in, 30 feet above where real fighter jets were being launched. That, on top of the months of ejector training and G-force preparation, is plenty of hard work. If that isn't dedication to a movie, then what is?
One thing is for sure, when Tom Cruise agreed to come back as Maverick, he made sure that it would all be done properly. Every single shot of the actors in the air is one of a kind real footage and is a result of months of hard work and dedication on the behalf of the cast and crew. Cruise reportedly spent years going over how the movie should be and how everything would work after being pressured by the fans for a second film. Hopefully, no one will be disappointed come May 2022.