The blockbuster hit TopGunMaverick actually left over 800 hours of footage on the cutting room floor before sending it off to theaters: 'It was quite honestly very overwhelming at times.'
Over 800 hours of footage were left out of Top Gun: Maverick during post-production, and it was an enormous amount of work for the editing team. Following the continued adventures of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell decades after the events of the original Top Gun, the sequel explores Maverick's relationship with a team of young aviators as he tries to prepare them for a mission that involves destroying a uranium plant.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY While the journey was difficult for Maverick, it was even more difficult in real life for the Top Gun: Maverick cast and crew. The cast was forced to accept the physical toll of stunt training, which involved real-world aviation techniques and maneuvers, while the crew had to deal with an overwhelming amount of footage that would have taken weeks just to watch.
"[We shot] 800 to 814 hours. It was quite honestly very overwhelming at times. There was one day in March 2019 when they had 27 cameras running because there were four jets up in the air with various cameras on them, and two units filming on the ground, which added up to 27 cameras. And I remember getting so much footage the next morning and just thinking this was going to be very difficult. Also, the days were very long when we were filming the aerial sequences, it was just really intense.
There is also an issue of artistic license. Cinematography is far from a perfect science, so having to organize the right shot in post-production is fairly common. The majority of Top Gun: Maverick's scenes are made with practical effects, rather than CGI, so it was difficult to rely on only a few camera shots while leaning on CGI to touch-up issues later. With 27 cameras, Hamilton had a wide array of footage to choose from, giving him the pick of the litter.
What's Next For Top Gun? After grossing $1.49 billion worldwide, Top Gun: Maverick proved the continued viability of the franchise. Since it left an opening for the series to focus on characters like Rooster, Hangman, and Penny alongside Maverick, there is room for a potential sequel, and production isn't ruling it out. Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is already hinting at Top Gun 3.
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