Top Gun: Maverick gets director and release date

Top Gun: Maverick, the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 classic, just got a director and release date.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed on Twitter that Joe Kosinski would helm the film, which will hit theaters and the danger zone on July 12, 2019.

Kosinski previously directed Tom Cruise in Oblivion and also made 2010’s TRON: Legacy. It’s unclear if Val Kilmer will be joining Cruise for the sequel, although there’s an even greater casting question on our minds: will Archer make a cameo?

#Archer in the Danger Zone.

Stay tuned for more news on Top Gun: Maverick.