Maverick’s Unshown Scene Described By Real-Life Test Pilot
Real-life test pilot and astronaut reveal hidden scene in Top Gun: Maverick. A sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, Maverick features Tom Cruise returning as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. As Maverick trains the next generation of pilots, the film introduces one final mission for the rogue hero. The sequel was a huge success, grossing $1.496 billion at the box office on a budget of under $180 million. It was also nominated for six Academy Awards and won Best Sound. As the wait for word about Top Gun 3 continues, astronaut and test pilot Chris Hadfield is more interested in the realism of Maverick‘s planes than its sound quality. While speaking to Vanity Fair, Hadfield walked through one of the early scenes in Maverick to show exactly what was left out of the movie. In the opening scenes, when Maverick was seemingly trapped in an exploding plane, Hadfield noted that the ejection would not be the same as most low-speed ejections. If Maverick was to survive, he would have had to have been ejected into an emergency pod. Check out Hadfield’s full explanation below
“High speed launch is not beautiful. I mean, they usually kill pilots. For very fast aircraft, they actually have a launch box. The entire front of the plane flies off or separates, and so if you have a problem with the vehicle breaking down, you can eject and that entire escape pod will separate from the vehicle and fall downwards. a parachute. The fact that Tom Cruise survived this breakup, I think that means there must be an escape pod in this SR-72 Dark Star.
The Realism Of Top Gun: Maverick Explained
In any other film, it would be easy to assume that there was simply an overlooked detail that caused the module to be left out of the film. Hollywood cannot calculate every detail while still ensuring narrative quality and emotional experience. Top Gun: Maverick remains an exception to this skepticism. Dedicated to an honest and realistic depiction of the lives of Navy pilots, the action movie deserves the benefit of the doubt. A real-life naval admiral praised Maverick’s realism when it was first released. Flight experience and technical tools apply to the life of a Navy pilot. Having the US military directly involved in the production certainly helped as the actors were trained by real pilots using real aircraft. In addition, Tom Cruise is also a licensed pilot and has flying experience. If something is incorrect, the movie’s star and Navy pilots will be on hand to correct it. Additionally, very little of Maverick is CGI. Director Joseph Kosinski continues Top Gun director Tony Scott’s tradition of using practical stunts. The same goes for Cruise, who tends to do his own stunts. The realism of Top Gun: Maverick is why it’s possible that the ship that crashed was actually in a hidden scene and not just an omitted detail.