Director Joseph Kosinski reportedly will begin production on Top Gun: Maverick this summer, ahead of the project’s scheduled 2019 release date.
A lot will depend on who Kosinski gets to star alongside Cruise and how the film shapes up.
The story will revolve around an older Pete “Maverick” Mitchell training a new generation of pilots while adapting to the modern U.S. Navy.
With Top Gun 2 starting up in a few months, it means Cruise’s other gestating sequel, Edge of Tomorrow 2 likely won’t commence until sometime next year.