Glen Powell confirms appearance in 'Top Gun 3’, keeps details under wraps

Glen Powell has provided a brief update on the much-anticipated “Top Gun 3” during a live interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, where he appeared alongside his “Twisters” co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones. When asked which project would come first, a continuation of “Normal People” or “Top Gun 3,” Powell confirmed the latter, saying, "I mean, I have a date," suggesting a start date has been set for the new "Top Gun" installment. However, when pressed for more details, Powell firmly responded, “absolutely not.”

News of “Top Gun 3” being in development surfaced in January ahead of Powell’s appearance at the Sundance Film Festival for his film “Hit Man.” Paramount Pictures is reportedly moving forward with the project, with plans for Powell to reunite with “Top Gun: Maverick” co-stars Tom Cruise and Miles Teller. Powell shared with Variety at Sundance, “There is going to be some fun stuff being announced soon…but it was confidential to me. I talk to [Joseph] Kosinski, Cruise, and Jerry [Bruckheimer] all the time. There is stuff happening and it sounds very exciting.”

Powell portrayed Jake “Hangman” Seresin in “Top Gun: Maverick,” which premiered in May 2022 and grossed $1.4 billion globally, making it the 13th highest-grossing film of all time. According to Variety, Paramount has enlisted “Top Gun: Maverick” co-writer Ehren Kruger to pen the script for the sequel and hopes to bring back director Joseph Kosinski.

In addition to his role in “Top Gun: Maverick,” Powell has enjoyed success with films like the romantic-comedy “Anyone but You” and the disaster film “Twisters,” which recently debuted with a substantial $81.5 million at the domestic box office.