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Anthony Edwardsmay not physically appear inTop Gun: Maverickbut he was one of the sequel’s earliest fans.
The Golden Globe winner, 59, gave his seal of approval to the follow-up of his 1986 movie after catching an early screening with costarTom Cruise, which he spoke about at Thursday’sTribeca Film Festivalworld premiere ofJennifer Lopez’sHalftimedocumentary.
“If you do the first movie, you’re lucky enough,” Edwards toldET. “I was lucky enough that Tom called me up. He screened it for me in person.”
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Edwards appeared in the originalTop Gunas Lt. Nick “Goose” Bradshaw, the closest confidant of LT Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise). And although the character tragically died in the first film, he lives on in the sequel through the character of his now-grown son Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller).
“It’s the biggest movie that I’m in that I never had to show up for a day of work, so it was fun,” Edwards raved.
TheERalum also praised the sequel for living up to its predecessor. “When something’s that successful, people had a certain feeling in the original one,” he said.
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“And [Top Gun: Maverick] does exactly what it felt like seeing it the first time, only more,” Edwards explained. “As I said to Tom, ‘Mission accomplished.’ They did it. They really did though. It’s a lot of work that went into that. But it had the feel, it had the tone, it had what people wanted.”
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Cruise, 59, reprises his role inTop Gun: Maverickmore than 35 years after appearing in the original. The sequel sees Maverick still flying as one of the Navy’s top aviators, avoiding a rank promotion that would keep him grounded. Meanwhile, he trains a new class of fighter pilots for the mission of a lifetime, while confronting ghosts from his past.
Top Gun: Maverickis now in theaters.
source: people.com
