It’s a dream to fly, especially for Jay Ellis, Monica Barbaro, and Lewis Pullman in the anticipated sequel of Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick.
The trio is part of the top recruits from the Top Gun academy for a special mission trained by Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
Here is the official synopsis:
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw, call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of the past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
The film also stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan David with Ed Harris and Val Kilmer. Joseph Kosinski directed the movie from the screenplay written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie.
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LRM Online’s Gig Patta spoke with actors Jay Ellis, Monica Barbaro, and Lewis Pullman on their experiences with flight, nostalgia, Tom Cruise, and real female pilots.
Jay Ellis had his first role on the BET series The Game as Bryce ‘Blue’ Westbrook. He made appearances on notable television shows such as Masters of Sex, Grace and Frankie, How I Met Your Mother, Grey’s Anatomy, and NCIS. In 2019, he starred in the cult horror hit Escape Room and its sequel Escape Room: Tournament of Champions.
Monica Barbaro made numerous appearances in short films and television shows such as Hawaii Five-0 and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. In 2016, she played Yael in the dramatic series UnREAL about the behind-the-scenes of a reality dating television show. In the following years, she played Anna Valdez in Chicago Justice and Chicago P.D. television series, Cora Vasquez in The Good Cop, and Liz Melero in Stumptown.
Lewis Pullman had roles in the comedy Battle of the Sexes and the horror The Strangers: Prey at Night. He made his mark as the hotel worker Miles Miller in the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale in 2018. He followed up by playing Major Major in the Catch-22 television series and also as Rhett Abbott in the Outer Range television series.
Top Gun: Maverick is in theaters, Dolby cinema, and IMAX this Friday, May 27.
Watch the exclusive interview with Jay Ellis, Monica Barbaro, and Lewis Pullman below. Let us know what you think of the interview.
Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Paramount Pictures
