News Summary

• Still, this development further cements one thing that became apparent after this week: Cruise is still an in-demand star and studios will be battling for his time and attention for years to come.Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every dayGet the scoops first!.
• The news follows Tom Cruise inking a headline-grabbing (though nonexclusive) deal with Warner Bros. Paramount is hoping to refuel the Top Gun franchise for liftoff once more, for a third film in the storied franchise..
• While some could view the Top Gun news as a tit for tat in the war for Cruise headlines, the reality is this sequel has quietly been in development since late fall..
• Discovery announced that Cruise had signed a deal to star in and produce movies for Warners, though that pact is nonexclusive..
• Top Gun: Maverick co-writer Ehren Kruger is penning a script for what would be a new installment, and sources say Maverick director Joe Kosinski would also return to direct..
• Maverick was a massive overperformer at the box office in 2022, earning $1.5 billion globally and sparking Steven Spielberg to credit Cruise with saving the theatrical business, which had been beleagured by the coronavirus pandemic..