"First of all, there will never be another Tom Cruise": Glen Powell's Latest Comment is Even More Reason to Believe Top Gun Should End With a Threequel (2024)

Iconic actor Glen Powell declared his admiration for co-star and veteran actor Tom Cruise in an interview!

Tom Cruise, the legendary actor who needs no introduction, has done a plethora of movies over the years. From starring in iconic franchises like Top GunandMission: Impossible,Cruise has developed a knack for doing all his death-defying stunts by himself.

The actor, who reprised his role inTop Gun: Maverick, has surely earned the love of the world. However, there are some people who think that Cruise is getting a little old for the movies. Cruise’s co-star Glen Powell, who has been rumored to take the lead role in theTop Gunfranchise, stated one iconic line to shut everyone up about Cruise and his age!

“There Will Never Be Another Tom Cruise”

The statement has been in the hearts of countless fans ever since the actor became famous with his iconic roles. A minority of people claim that since Cruise is 61 years of age, he is getting a little too old for all the action-heavy roles that he does.

On the contrary, Glen Powell, the rising star who found fame withTop Gun: Maverickhas been getting the support of millions of fans. Becoming famous and starring alongside Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You,the actor is getting famous by the day and some fans have a particular demand.

In the 2022 filmTop Gun: Maverick,Powell portrayed the role of Lt. Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin. Although he was a side character, Powell made his on-screen presence noticeable to the people. Taking to social media and the internet, fans now want Powell to replace Tom Cruise in theTop Gunfranchise as the lead star!

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Powell himself said that there can never be another Tom Cruise or any of the iconic 80s and 90s actors in present times!

First of all, there will never be another Tom Cruise. That is a singular career in a singular moment, but also movie stars of the ’80s, ’90s, early 2000s, those will never be re-created.

Here comes the interesting part. With the box office collection ofTop Gun: Maverick(and how good the film actually is), a third film has been greenlit and the story is in development as we speak. With Powell’s statements and his dedication to Tom Cruise, the third film in the franchise seems impossible without Tom Cruise.

Well, there have been some forms of confirmation that producer Jerry Bruckheimer has given that can be taken with a grain of salt. However, this adds to the fact that the franchise should end with a three-quel!

Top GunShould End With A Banger (And A Third Film)!

InTop Gun: Maverick,we saw Tom Cruise train Rooster (Miles Teller) to become one of the elites at Top Gun. With Glen Powell’s‘Hangman’ coming in to save the show at the end of the film, it seems that the franchise isn’t done yet.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer was quick to talk about a potential third film in the franchise. With Glen Powell admitting that there can never be another Tom Cruise, Bruckheimer seemed to agree with those statements.

In an interview with ScreenRant, the producer revealed that there’s a story in progress and that Cruise has liked the idea so far.

It will be Tom Cruise. Tom is amazing. We spent time with him. We have a story. [Director] Joe Kosinski had a wonderful story idea for it, and he (Tom Cruise) said I really like that, so we’re developing it.

He further continued,

But you never know when it’s going to get made because Tom is so busy. He’s doing Mission: Impossible right now, he’s got a picture after it. Hopefully, we’ll get a screenplay that he loves, and we’ll be back in the air again.

So it seems that a third film will indeed take off pretty soon. However, the film could also mark the end of the Top Gunfranchise. With other franchises likeFast & Furiouspushing sequels after sequel, it seems a good idea that Cruise’s franchise should know when to stop.

On the other hand, Glen Powell’s character ‘Hangman’ is also confirmed to reprise his role in the third film. There is no indication or any hint of a release date as of now.Top GunandTop Gun: Maverickare available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.