The stars of Top Gun: Maverick had to "go through a lot" when preparing for this summer's more than 30-years-later sequel to 1986's Top Gun, according to returning producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The producing maverick reveals the extensive training process undertaken by its cast — including Tom Cruise, back in the titular role, who is joined by series newcomers Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Jay Ellis, Monica Barbaro and Danny Ramirez — who take to the skies when piloting F-18 fighter jets. Described by Bruckheimer as an "enormously romantic and exciting movie," the longtime producer says he's "never seen aerial sequences like this" in his life.