Top Gun 2 Star Admits Plane Stunts Made Him Throw Up Badly
The Top Gun 2 star revealed that the film's intense jet stunts caused him to vomit in the cockpit of his plane between takes.
Actor Top Gun: Maverick, Lewis Pullman reportedly couldn't stop himself from vomiting while performing in the upcoming sequel's flight scenes. The highly anticipated sequel to Tony Scott's 1986 classic Top Gun will see Tom Cruise return to his role as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell after more than three decades. In addition to Cruise's return, the sequel was directed by Joseph Kosinski, who previously collaborated with Cruise on Oblivion.
Bringing aviator Tom Cruise to the modern era, Top Gun: Maverick begins the story as he returns to the Naval Academy in San Diego. In the film, the protagonist will work with a new group of fighter pilots, exploring Maverick's legacy as a fleet legend alongside old friends such as Val Kilmer's Iceman. In addition to Pullman, who will play one of the squadron's new aviators, the supporting cast Top Gun: Maverick included newcomers such as Glen Powell ( Everyone wants some! ), Jon Hamm ( The Crazies ), Jennifer Connelly ( Alita: Battle Angel ) and Miles Teller ( Whip listen)) as the son of Maverick's first navigator, Goose.
In a recent interview with Pullman about working on the film, the actor said he was initially skeptical about playing in the highly anticipated sequel. However, the actor admitted that he had a lot of fun filming the sequel under Cruise's direction, even if some of the aerial stunts made him vomit when the cameras stopped rolling. Pullman said:
Man, it took me a while to realize that [this movie is for me]. But when Tom Cruise gives you a rundown of the action, you can't help but get excited about it. [He's] the best, man. And everything you see in the movie, he did in real life. He was like a mentor… Man, I got so sick [on the plane]. I am the first to admit it. But never on camera. Real gunners don't feel sick.
From the very first frame Top Gun: Maverick catchy with a huge number of aviation stunts used in production. In fact, Kosinski and team Top Gun: Maverick created completely new types of cameras, to properly capture the flight sequence. Combine this with Pullman's description of the experience and it is possible that Top Gun: Maverick will be able to provide even more impressive aerial cinematography than the first film.
Pullman's quote should cause a lot of buzz in terms of what the sequel has in store for longtime fans. Top Gun . Cruise may have become synonymous with aviation when the first film debuted in 1986. However, he upped the ante more and more, wanting to get in the cockpit and really fly on camera. In films such as Made in America" and " Mission Impossible" - he did deadly aerial stunts. Now he's going to take his real-life flying experience into the universe. top gun, and Cruz takes his young colleagues with him on the trip.
A tantalizing incredible aerial spectacle in Top Gun: Maverick also serves as a reminder of the film's many delays. Although the film's first trailer debuted in July 2019, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused various delays that have pushed it further and further away from its original release date of July 2020. These delays have likely only added to the anticipation among those who have been waiting for a sequel for 35 years. Top Gun . Spectators will return to the danger zone with Maverick and new Top Gun Academy pilots when Top Gun: Maverick will hit theaters in end of this year, 19 November.