Cruise reveals ‘Top Gun’ sequel

The upcoming “Top Gun” sequel has a title, and it could not be less inspired.

Tom Cruise revealed in an interview with Access Hollywood last Friday that the film will be named “Top Gun: Maverick.”

Cruise, who played Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the original, spoke about eschewing “Top Gun 2” as an option, saying, “You don’t want a number.”

Perhaps Cruise is attempting to distance himself and the series from the “Hot Shots!” franchise, a spoof of “Top Gun” that first premiered in 1991, with its sequel, “Hot Shots! Part Deux” released two years later.

“It’s going to be a competition film, like the first one,” Cruise said in the interview, while sharing only sparse information about the project.

Other things that will be similar to the original movie, according to Cruise: tone, style, score, sunglasses.

Cruise declined to reveal any specifics about the plot or who of the original cast might return, but he was excited to share other juicy tidbits.

“There’s going to be aircraft carriers,” Cruise said. “There’s going to be jets.”