Summary

Glen Powell confirms his riposte as Hangman in the in - developmentTop Gun 3 . Almost two year sinceTop Gun : Maverickrevived the Tom Cruise franchise , Paramount finally greenlit its sequel . While plot details are still short at the moment , and no discharge escort has been herald , Top Gun 3is already set to feature one novel fan - favorite character — Powell ’s cocky but capable Hangman .

speak withVariety , the originate actorrecently - confirmedTop Gun 3and confirms that he will reprise his role as Hangman in the anticipated threequel . Read Powell ’s full quote below :

People looked at me like I be intimate what was fail on . There is go to be some fun stuff being harbinger soon … but it was secret to me . I talk to [ Joseph ] Kosinski , Cruise and Jerry [ Bruckheimer ] all the time . There is material fall out and it sounds very exciting . I do n’t know when I ’ll be travel back … I ’m sure there is a blue jet hold off for me sometime in the hereafter .

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Why Hangman Is Vital To Top Gun 3’s Story

Despite former scepticism about Tom Cruise ’s participation inTop Gun 3after theending ofTop Gun : Maverick , the A - listing actor will be once again the brass of the threequel . This clock time , however , it ’s expected that he will be bear out by the young elite pilots that were previously introduced in the 2022 Joseph Kosinski sequel . That includes Miles Teller ’s Rooster — son of Maverick ’s late RIO , Goose , and Powell ’s Hangman . Admittedly , Rooster ’s tie to the dealership ’s history made him more crucial inTop Gun : Maverick . move forrard , however , Hangman can be equally intrinsic to the dealership .

Unlike Rooster , who is hampered by his lack of confidence , Hangman is cut from the same fabric asTop Gun ’s original mellow handbill such as Maverick , as well as , Val Kilmer ’s Iceman . He is convinced to a geological fault , making him unbearable at times . However , he can back up his claims with his acquisition . Arguably , Hangman is Maverick ’s true replacement , considering the pair ’s similarities . If there ’s ever a time that theTop Gunfranchise moves forward without Cruise , Hangman can take his place as its resident cocky pilot .

Aside from his personal appeal , Hangman conjoin Rooster to be the new poster character of the franchise eases the burden on them to step into the self-aggrandizing shoes of Cruise . The pair ’s differences can produce interesting kinetics that will separate it from what came before . Top Gun 3can lay the initiation of their future , with Cruise ’s Maverick help them transition to being the film series ' eventual star .

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Glen Powell as Hangman looks on blankly in a scene from Top Gun: Maverick.