Jay Ellis has said Tom Cruise and Ehren Kruger are “still working on the script” for the sequel to ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.
Jay Ellis as Lt. Reuben ‘Payback’ Fitch in Top Gun: Maverick
The 43-year-old actor played fighter pilot Lt. Reuben ‘Payback’ Fitch in the 2022 action blockbuster, and has now stressed the follow-up flick is still in development, with co-star and producer Cruise and co-writer Kruger “wanting to get it right”.
Speaking to US Weekly, Ellis said: “So here’s what the story’s going to be. It’s going to be Payback. No, no.
“In all honesty, they’re still working on the script. They’re still working on the story. They’re wanting to get it right.”
The ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ star added Cruise, 62, was a “stickler” for making the film as good as possible, and was determined to ensure audiences are thoroughly “entertained” by the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ sequel.
Ellis continued: “You know, Tom is a stickler, and that really comes from him wanting to make sure the audience gets what they paid for and that they’re entertained.
“[So] that for those two hours, they can fully disappear in this theatre, and the world around them doesn’t exist anymore, and [be] fully entertained. That’s where the focus is.”
Reflecting on the upcoming movie, Ellis suggested the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ sequel should continue to explore the storylines and character arcs introduced in the first and second films.
He explained: “[It’s also about] really making sure that this story is not done just to make a movie, but made because these characters are going to make people lean in.”
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