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Top Gun (1986 vs 2020) All Cast: Then and Now
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Top Gun was released in May 1986, starring Tom Cruise as Maverick and Val Kilmer as Iceman. Cruise, who's now an action star, is reprising his aviator role for a sequel called Top Gun: Maverick. Meg Ryan had a minor role in the film, but is now known for starring in When Harry Met Sally.
Pete Maverick Mitchell. The main character of both Top Gun films is Maverick himself, Pete Mitchell, played by the legendary Tom Cruise.
Is Penny Benjamin in the Original Top Gun? Penny, played by Jennifer Connelly, is not physically in the first Top Gun movie, but she does exist in it, though only mentioned in passing. She is never actually seen on screen.
He then took a break from acting altogether to focus on raising his children in New York. In recent years, though, Edwards has made his return to acting in a big way. He made his Broadway debut in Children of a Lesser God in 2018, followed by screen roles in Inventing Anna, WeCrashed and Tales of the Walking Dead.
Director Joseph Kosinski told Insider that the return of both Ryan and Kelly McGillis was never even considered during development. Kosinski did not want every storyline in the film to be looking backwards, and he instead took the time to introduce new characters.