‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director hoping to replicate his success with Brad Pitt F1 drama


There’s never been any doubts over Joseph Kosinski‘s abilities as a filmmaker, with Tron

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Legacy and Oblivion boasting plenty of stunning visuals,

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but his narrative capabilities were occasionally called

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into question across his first two features, and hard-hitting drama Only the Brave.

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However, Top Gun: Maverick has blown those doubts out of the water and into the skies patrolled by Tom Cruise’s title character,

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with the long-awaited sequel currently riding an unstoppable wave of critical acclaim and commercial success.

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Lightning doesn’t often strike twice, but Kosinski is hoping

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he can repeat the trick with his upcoming Brad Pitt racing drama.

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Apple won an intense bidding war to land the project, which also boasts Jerry Bruckheimer

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