Glen Powell confirms his return in Top Gun 3, possibly marking a major shift in the spotlight.
Top Gun 3 – Trailer (2025) Tom Cruise, Miles Teller | Paramount Pictures
All this while fans, based on reports and speculation, had been expecting a third sequel to Tom Cruise's Top Gun series. But on a recent note, following Glen Powell's appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor openly confirmed his return in the next installment of the billion-dollar franchise.
Glen Powell informed fans that there is a date for Top Gun 3 and added to the excitement surrounding the project. But despite the actor confirming his return for Tom Cruise's high-flying threequel, not everyone seemed happy. Based on the fact that the next installment must be a baton-passing-type movie, some fans seemed disappointed by the news.
In the realm of high-octane flying action, Tom Cruise's Top Gun series has etched itself as a timeless classic. Then, following the success and popularity of the 1986 episode, it spawned Cruise's sequel Top Gun: Maverick, which not only earned an Academy Award nomination but also boasted a $1.4 billion global haul (via The Numbers ).
