Top Gun

A trailer for the latest government-subsidized American military propaganda just dropped, and right on time to stoke the fires of pro-war sentiment.

Thirtyish years after the events of the original film, Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is called to lead the training of a new group of Top Gun graduates for a special mission after purposefully dodging advancement in rank. Development for Top Gun: Maverick began over a decade ago, when Paramount Pictures made offers to both director and producer of the original respectively, Tony Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer. Scott never signed on, but Bruckheimer remained committed to the project. A trailer for the latest government-subsidized American military propaganda just dropped, and right on time to stoke the fires of pro-war sentiment.

We can thank the Iceman for the return of Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.

In it, we learn that Val Kilmer's character is the one who requests Mitchell (played by Tom Cruise, of course) as teacher to a new group of pilots. In that group is Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw (played by Miles Teller), who has a grudge against Mitchell because of his history with Bradshaw's father, Goose. which is intense to say the least.

After 36 years and a global pandemic, it looks like 'Top Gun: Maverick' is finally exiting the highway to the danger zone and landing in theaters on May 27.

And, according to this trailer, his meeting with Maverick is not a reunion of the warm fuzzy variety. Where? Your guess is as good as ours. The movie centers on Top Gun pilot Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise), who after four decades of service, hasn’t achieved any higher rank and is seemingly at odds with just about everyone he encounters.