There’s been a lot of rumors flying around about Jennifer Connelly’s casting in Top Gun sequel, and we’ve just got a confirmation straight from Maverick’s mouth! Tom Cruise made it clear she’ll be joining the upcoming movie and he couldn’t be happier about it.
Cruise couldn’t stop gushing over his new co-star during Mission: Impossible Fallout premiere in Washington D.C. He believes A Beautiful Mind actress is the perfect fit and can’t wait to start working together.
“Look, she’s a great actress, obviously. When you see the film, you’ll see why she’s perfect for it. She has such a very talented, very vibrant, and, you know, see we’re just going to have a great cast,” said Cruise.
Connelly will reportedly be playing a single mother who runs a local bar near the Navy base. Fans are suggesting she would serve as an amazing love interest for Cruise’s character Maverick. Screenwriters already confirmed they intend to pick someone age-appropriate, instead of having Cruise wooing an actress nearly half his age.
Connelly’s casting doesn’t come as a surprise since she worked with director Joseph Kosinski on Only the Brave. He already cast Miles Teller as the pilot son of Maverick’s wingman Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw. Will Top Gun sequel turn into an epic Only the Brave reunion? Let’s wait and see!
