Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterDespite the optics of shirtless volleyball games and locker room sparring, you can’t make a “Top Gun” movie without a strong and emotionally centered woman.
For “Top Gun: Maverick,” a sequel 36 years in the making, the successor to the original film’s Kelly McGillis is Jennifer Connelly.
She plays Penny Benjamin, a character referenced in the first film, and love interest to Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
Playing a single mom who owns an Air Force watering hole, Connelly brings new dimensions to an ’80s classic.It’s hard to believe you haven’t worked with Tom Cruise before.I had never even met Tom Cruise before.
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