Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIt is widely known that Tom Cruise would rather jump off a building or out of an airplane than resort to using CGI.
Thus, when it came to filming “Top Gun: Maverick,” having access to the Navy equipment and expertise that informed the original 1986 hit was paramount for production designer Jeremy Hindle to create a believable, engaging action film.From an opening sequence aboard the flight deck of a USS aircraft carrier to an F-14 Tomcat plane, or a fleet of fighters, Hindle pulled out all the stops.The film brings back Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell — now a weathered test pilot.
He has returned to the San Diego base in the original movie, this time to train a group of naval graduates for a very dangerous mission.
The F-14 Tomcat was featured in the first film, and with the sequel hitting a lot of nostalgic notes, it was fitting for the plane to make an encore in a climactic dogfight sequence.
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