The director of TopGunMaverick reveals there was a big change to the love story in the sequel that changed while filming.
A memorable component of the original 1985 Top Gun is the love story between Tom Cruise's Pete"Maverick" Mitchell and Kelly McGillis' flight instructor Charlotte"Charlie" Blackwood, but for the sequel, Jennifer Connelly's Penny became the love interest.
"Well, originally, Penny and Maverick had not seen each other since 1985, so you ended up with him seeing a character he hadn't seen since he was 18 or 19 years old," Kosinski explained during Vanity Fair's Little Gold Men podcast."And what we found after shooting it that way and putting the film together, it was just too far for that relationship to go from not having seen someone in 36 years to where we wanted to get at the end of the film.
The new film largely focuses on introducing new characters, though does feature Val Kilmer's return as nemesis-turned-friend Iceman, with Maverick's former love interest not playing an integral component of the story. While the original love story was understandably memorable, it was also a bit complicated, as Charlie was meant to offer guidance to Maverick and served as a superior.
"Oh, my God, no. They did not, nor do I think they would ever," McGillis shared with Entertainment Tonight back in 2019 about whether she was asked to return."I mean, I'm old and I'm fat, and I look age-appropriate for what my age is, and that is not what that whole scene is about."0commentsWhat did you think of the love story in the film? Let us know in the comments!
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