![Jennifer Connelly Might Head To the Danger Zone With Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun’ Sequel](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2017/02/Jennifer-Connelly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Jennifer Connelly Might Head To the Danger Zone With Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun’ Sequel
Tom Cruise’s Maverick is coming back, he’s got a young protege, and now he’s found his female lead.
The upcoming Top Gun sequel is quickly filling out its cast. After Miles Teller beat out Nicholas Hoult and Glen Powell to play the son of Maverick’s wingman Goose (Anthony Edwards) in the new movie, now Jennifer Connelly is in talks to join the cast. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-winner would star opposite Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick as a single mother – huh, a lot of leading single mom casting news today – who runs a local bar by the Naval base. The real question, though, is if her bar comes equipped with karaoke, and if so, will Cruise once again show off his vocal skills?
Top Gun: Maverick finds Cruise reprising his pilot from the 1986 film by the late Tony Scott. The sequel comes from director Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion, Tron: Legacy), who most recently directed Connelly and Teller in his firefighter drama Only the Brave. Production is set to kick off this fall in San Diego.
Top Gun: Maverick will hit theaters on July 12, 2019.
More From Mix 97.9 FM
![Literal Trapeze Artist Pink Says Touring With Kids Was ‘Hardest Thing’ She’s Ever Done](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2018/07/pink.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3′ Just Lost Its Director for an Extremely Controversial Reason](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2018/07/james-gunn-fired-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘The Walking Dead’ Unleashes Full Season 9 Trailer at Comic-Con](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2018/07/The-Walking-Dead-Season-9-poster-crop.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Marvel Boots James Gunn From ‘Guardians’ Franchise Over Old Offensive Tweets](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2014/12/Guardians-of-the-galaxy-blooper-reel.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![10 Things About ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ That Make No Sense](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2018/07/mamma-mia-2-walters-seyfried-baranski.png?w=980&q=75)
![What Should Ariana Grande + Pete Davidson’s Couple Name Be? (POLL)](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2018/06/pete-davidson-ariana-grande.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ariana Grande + Pete Davidson Might Be Getting Married Next Month, According to This Fan Theory](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2018/07/pete-ariana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![And the Title of the New ‘American Horror Story’ Season Is…](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2018/07/ahs-new-season.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Halsey Has Finally Addressed Those G-Eazy + Demi Lovato Dating Rumors](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2018/07/halsey-g-eazy-demi-lovato.jpg?w=980&q=75)