Top Gun: Maverick will land in theaters in 2020, but original Top Gun actress Kelly McGillis will not be appearing in the long-awaited sequel, and she has now broken her silence. Kelly McGillis won't be making an appearance in Top Gun: Maverick. When ET exclusively chatted with the 62-year-old actress over the phone on Friday, she told us that she. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight Friday, McGillis, who starred as Tom Cruise's love interest Charlie in the film, revealed she wasn't invited to be part of the 2020.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight Friday, McGillis, who starred as Tom Cruise's love interest Charlie in the film, revealed she wasn't invited to be part of the 2020. ET exclusively spoke with McGillis back in 2019 ahead of Maverick's originally-planned 2020 release, where she noted that she hadn't ever been contacted about appearing.