In “Top Gun: Maverick”, the sequel with Tom Cruise there will be no Kelly McGillis, his co-star in the 1986 film. The same actress spoke about it during an interview with the ET portal, confessing candidly that nobody has contacted her:
“I am old and fat, I have a look that perfectly reflects my age and this is not what they want”.

Kelly McGillis was the interpreter of Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood in the original directed by the late Tony Scott . The newcomer Jennifer Connelly will be the love interest of veteran Pete Mitchell in the sequel directed by Joseph Kosinski .