‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Stars Danny Ramirez, Jay Ellis & Glen Powell Talk Getting In Shape For The Blockbuster Sequel

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The pilots of “Top Gun: Maverick” are ready to take flight. Actors Danny Ramirez, Jay Ellis, and Glen Powell are on the new cover of Men’s Health magazine and inside, discuss their roles in the blockbuster sequel. READ MORE: Get To Know A New Class Of Pilots With The ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Character Posters “I love being uncomfortable.

There’s so much growth in there. I love exploring, and that is what acting is for me. I get to explore myself and parts of me I didn’t know existed,” Ellis says of his role as Lieutenant Reuben “Payback” Fitch in the film.

The role was also very physically demanding, as Ellis explains, “I’m six foot four, 215 pounds, played college basketball. I’m excited I can use my body and be physical in a way I haven’t got to be with some of my other work.” On top of that, Ellis also had to work closely with his pilot, who took him up in a real fighter jet for the film’s many flying sequences. “You’re telling the pilot, ‘I need the sun at six o’clock.’ You’re also telling the pilot where to position the plane and what manoeuvres we need to fly for the film,” he says. “There are scenes where many of my castmates and I are truly pulling seven Gs in the back of an F-18, cameras rolling, and we’re acting through it.” As for working with star Tom Cruise, the actor said, “Tom was very clear: ‘You guys are movie stars, and you’re action stars.

I can show you how I’ve done this and built this in my career.’” Powell’s journey for his role as trainee Lieutenant Jake “Hangman” Seresin began after losing out on the role of Rooster to co-star Miles Teller. “I felt like I really delivered, and when I didn’t get it, I was absolutely heartbroken.