Tom Cruise Breaks Silence on the Fate of 2 Fan-Favorite Sequels

Just ahead of ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,’ Tom Cruise addressed the future of two highly anticipated sequels.

Tom Cruise may be 62 years old, but he has a motor capable of holding its own with anyone in the film industry. Not only does he continue to do all of his own stunts, but based on early clips from the upcoming Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning movie, he’s somehow managed to make them even crazier.

While many believe this movie will be Cruise’s final act in the Mission: Impossible franchise, the question becomes, what’s next for him? Not surprisingly, Cruise is already two steps ahead on that front.

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During an interview with the Australian show Today, he was asked whether Top Gun 3 was “on the horizon,” as Comicbook.com revealed.

(L-R) Tom Cruise and Miles Teller attend the Global Premiere of ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’

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Cruise confirmed he’s “working on” a Top Gun sequel and revealed there’s also much more being kicked around. Specifically, Cruise referenced a sequel to the 1990 racing film Days of Thunder, putting it in the same current phase as Top Gun.

“Yeah, we’re thinking and talking about many different stories and what could we do and what’s possible,” said Cruise. “It took me 35 years to figure out Top Gun: Maverick, so all of these things we’re working on, we’re discussing Days of Thunder and Top Gun: Maverick.”

Cruise added that multiple other films are also being worked on, sparking plenty of intrigue about what fans could see Cruise in next.

“There’s numerous other films that we’re actively working on right now. I’m always shooting a film, prepping a film, posting a film,” Cruise explained.

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“I just finished a film with Alejandro Iñárritu too, who did The Revenant, that was an extraordinary experience and [Christopher McQuarrie] and I are always working on several different films.”

It sounds as though there are several next steps Cruise could consider. Regardless, his update on Top Gun should give fans reason for optimism.