“Top Gun: Maverick” (and judging by the oversized Memorial Day weekend box office haul, you have), then you undoubtedly fell in love with Bob.Played by Lewis Pullman, from future cult classic “Bad Times at the El Royale” and Prime Video’s terrific series “Outer Range,” Bob is a weapon systems officer and recent graduate of the elite Top Gun Naval pilot training program.
He’s quiet and unassuming with boxy 1970s glasses; a “dork” if you will. But he proves himself when he teams up with fellow pilot Phoenix (Monica Barbaro) for a top-secret mission.
And who is their teacher for this highly specialized run? None other than Pete “Maverick” Mitchell himself, played once again, with mega-watt charisma, by Tom Cruise.TheWrap spoke to Pullman about what it was like flying in these planes (including an unsanctioned skydiving trip he took to prepare), getting mentored by Tom Cruise and whether or not he’s finished his flight hours and gotten his pilot’s license.What was your relationship with “Top Gun” before signing on to this?Well, I grew up watching Westerns, I was kind of raised on Westerns.
And so watching that movie was kind of a revelation for me, getting that VHS from Blockbuster and popping it in. Because I was like, Am I really going to be able to connect with this?
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