Kelly McGillis doesn’t know Connelly, but she said that she’s “so glad” she got the opportunity to star in Maverick.
As for Tom Cruise’s Maverick, there will still be some romance in his life for his next cinematic appearance.
His new love interest is being played by Jennifer Connelly, whose character hasn’t been named yet, but is reportedly a single mother and owner of the bar that the pilots in the movie visit.