Don't think, just do. : You told me not to think! Fight's on. Let's go Mav, let's see what you got. Your partner is in there with you, and together you have to break open the hatch. Cruise persuaded Powell to sign on, and they worked together to make the character distinctly Powells own. You know it. : But I realized I wasnt doing that because my dream was to be an actor. That'll be up to you, not me. Lloyd 'Bozo' Abel), F-14 aircrew (as Lt. Scott 'D-Bear' Altman), top gun instructor and mig pilot (as Lt. Dave 'Bio' Baranek), top gun instructor and mig pilot (as Lt. Michael 'Vida' Blue), f-14 aircrew (as Lt. Dennis 'Loner' Broska), cooperation and support (as RADM T.J. Cassidy), top gun instructor and mig pilot (as Lt. Peter 'Horse' Caulk), top gun instructor and mig pilot (as Maj. John 'Player' Cushing), navy dialogue consultant (as Jim 'Flex' Destafney), top gun instructor and mig pilot (as Capt. Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw : Breaking the hard deck? Official Sites Among the various callbacks to the original Top Gun found in Top Gun: Maverick is a scene early on that includes Miles Teller's Rooster, son of Maverick's friend Goose, playing the Jerry Lee . Maverick [On the bombing run] Glen Powell The actor initially auditioned for the role that went to Miles Teller. Holy shit. Maverick As a boy, the actor saw the original Top Gun with his father on an Air Force base. : Hey, Hangman, you look good. Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw What the hell? : Lt. Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace : For Ramirez, slowly building tolerance in incrementally smaller and faster planes was key. What the hell were you even thinking? It's good to see you, too. He must be somewhere behind us. Rooster, a Top Gun graduate who enjoys playing beach volleyball for nostalgic reasons, is the son of Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, Maverick's former cockpit copilot (Anthony Edwards). Damn it! Watch your back, Phoenix! : : Well, it's good to see you. Maverick Tomahawks airborne. : Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin Once you are under, they start to flip the tank and you have to prove you can go through the right operations to get out, as calmly as possible. Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures Age: 33 "Maverick" role: Hangman Where you've seen him before: "Set It Up,". Maverick : What are you doing here? Glen Powell was a rival choice for Rooster before he became Hangman. [after destroying the plane that almost killed Maverick and Rooster] : Why would he do that? I remember just looking up at the screen thinking, I want to do that. I was like, Are we going to get some kind of camera operator credit or what? he said. Rooster Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin Subscribe to the Military.com newsletter to have military news, updates and resources delivered straight to your inbox. Two mark. Filming & Production The back story for his characters call sign didnt make it into the movie. : Yes, sir? We probably went through five different types of oil because the makeup team was trying to figure out what wouldnt soak into everyones skin so quickly, Ellis said. : Maverick : Trust your instincts! Mav! What? : Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, associate producer: Jerry Bruckheimer Films (as John Campbell), executive in charge of production (uncredited), unit production manager: Additional Photography (uncredited), second second assistant director (uncredited), first assistant director: Additional Photography (uncredited), second second assistant director: Additional Photography (uncredited), third assistant director: Additional Photography (uncredited), second assistant director: Additional Photography (uncredited), production assistant: Additional Photography (uncredited), engineering services: Skywalker Sound (as Jim Austin), additional sound design/additional re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound, re-recording mixer: Warner Bros. De Lane Lea, foley mixer/adr mixer: Skywalker Sound (as Blake Collins CAS), supervising foley editor/foley supervisor: Skywalker Sound, assistant re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound, assistant supervising sound editor: Skywalker Sound, adr mixer: Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services, sound post coordinator: Soundbyte Studios, sound designer/sound effects editor: Soundbyte Studios, foley editor: Soundbyte Studios (as Dave Mackie), sound designer/supervising sound editor: Soundbyte Studios (as James H. Mather), mix technician: Twickenham Studios (as Will Miller), sound designer/supervising sound editor: Skywalker Sound, assistant sound editor/assistant sound effects editor: Skywalker Sound, digital editorial support: Skywalker Sound, post production finance manager: Skywalker Sound (as Mike Peters), adr mixer: Fox Studio Lot (as Charleen Richards-Steeves), post production sound accountant: Skywalker Sound (as Rene Russo), supervising sound editor: Skywalker Sound (as Bjrn Schroeder), additional re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound, assistant sound editor: Soundbyte Studios, supervising sound editor: Skywalker Sound (uncredited), sound mixer: Additional Photography (uncredited), re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound (uncredited), pre/postvisualization supervisor: Intelligent Species, rotoscope and paint artist: Method Studios, lead rotoscope and paint artist: Method Studios, visual effects production manager: Method Studios, visualization artist: Intelligent Species, visual effects photographer: Gentle Giant Studios, head of rotoscope and prep: Method Studios, lead final quality control: Method Studios, visual effects supervisor: Gentle Giant Studios, lead look development artist: Method Studios, visual effects production coordinator: Method Studios, visual effects supervisor: Method Studios, assistant paint supervisor: Method Studios, lead digital artist: MPC (as Shrinidhi K), visual effects assistant production coordinator, visual effects scanning technician: Gentle Giant Studios, lead visual effects editor: Method Studios, visuel effects associate producer: Method Studios, matchmove and rotoanimation artist: MPC (uncredited), digital resource analyst: MPC (uncredited), lead digital matte painter: MPC (uncredited), virtual production designer: Lux Machina (uncredited), lighting artist: Method Studios (uncredited), senior compositor: Method Studios (uncredited), look development artist: Method Studios (uncredited), scanning artist: Gentle Giant Studios (uncredited), visual effects production manager: Gentle Giant Studios (uncredited), digital artist: Method Studios (uncredited), senior flame artist: Lola VFX (uncredited), dfx supervisor: Method Studios (uncredited), senior model/texture artist: Method Studios (uncredited), systems administrator: Method Studios (uncredited), visual effects production accountant: MPC (uncredited), senior modeller: Method Studios (uncredited), visual effects producer: Method Studios (uncredited), cg supervisor: Method Studios (uncredited), assistant animation department manager: MPC (uncredited), senior project specialist: Lux Machina (uncredited), lead modeller: Method Studios (uncredited), cfx supervisor: Method Studios (uncredited), production operations engineer: MPC (uncredited), lead paint artist: Method Studios (uncredited), visual effects executive producer: Method Studios (uncredited), layout artist: Method Studios (uncredited), rotoscope and paint artist: Method Studios (uncredited), lead rigging artist: Method Studios (uncredited), visual effects production manager: Method Studios (uncredited), head of assets: Method Studios (uncredited), character fx artist: Method Studios (uncredited), visual effects production coordinator: Method Studios (uncredited), senior software engineer: MPC (uncredited), visual effects production coordinator: MPC (uncredited), senior production operations engineer: MPC (uncredited), executive producer: Gentle Giant Studios (uncredited), environment artist: Method Studios (uncredited), lead compositor: Method Studios (uncredited), senior matchmove and rotoanimation artist: MPC (uncredited), head of production: Method Studios (uncredited), compositing supervisor: Lola VFX (uncredited), visual effects production assistant: MPC (uncredited), layout/matchmove artist: Method Studios (uncredited), texture artist: Method Studios (uncredited), vice-president of technology: Lux Machina (uncredited), visual effects executive producer: Lola VFX (uncredited), modeller: Forgotten Pictures LLC (uncredited), matchmove and bodytrack artist: MPC (uncredited), senior imaging engineer: MPC (uncredited), senior tracking artist: Method Studios (uncredited), central production manager: MPC (uncredited), lead postvisualization artist: Proof (uncredited), model/tracking artist: Method Studios (uncredited), tracking artist: Method Studios (uncredited), look development and texture artist: MPC (uncredited), lead rotoscope and paint artist: Method Studios (uncredited), visual effects concept artist: Method Studios (uncredited), artist manager: Method Studios (uncredited), lead look development td: Method Studios (uncredited), model/texture artist: Method Studios (uncredited), technology coordinator: Method Studios (uncredited), postvisualization artist: Proof (uncredited), lighting and look development artist: MPC (uncredited), additional director of photography: Aerial Unit, aerial coordinator/lead camera helicopter pilot/camera jet pilot: Aerial Unit (as Kevin LaRosa Jr.), video assistant: Additional Photography (uncredited), assistant photographer: Ground To Air Unit (uncredited), camera operator: Behind The Scenes (uncredited), video operator: Additional Photography (uncredited), background casting assistant (uncredited), specialty costume manufacturer: Ironhead Studio (uncredited), digital intermediate executive: Company 3, digital intermediate accountant: Company 3, senior computer scientist: Adobe Premiere Pro (uncredited), post production manager: Paramount Pictures (uncredited), film engineering team lead: Adobe Premiere Pro (uncredited), software quality engineer: Adobe Premiere Pro (uncredited), assistant colorist: Company 3 (uncredited), key assistant location manager (as Nancy K. Wong), studio marshall: Additional Photography (uncredited), operations manager: Remote Control Productions, Inc. (uncredited), marketing producer: Company 3, Los Angeles, production assistant: Additional Photography, navy public affairs: Aerial Unit (as LCDR David Daitch), naval aviation technical advisor/aerial coordinator, production assistant (as Rob Higgenbotham).