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'Top Gun' returns! Which characters are back in 'Maverick'? And who's Penny Benjamin?

Portrait of Bryan Alexander Bryan Alexander
USA TODAY
May 24, 2022Updated June 14, 2022, 3:08 a.m. ET
Maverick ’ s friend Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka radar intercept officer “ Goose ” (Anthony Edwards), of course died in a jet accident in " Top Gun. " So he only appears in faded pictures hung on Maverick ' s pegboard. Maverick is still obsessed by Goose ' s death, speaking to him often.
Maverick’s friend Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka radar intercept officer “Goose” (Anthony Edwards), of course died in a jet accident in "Top Gun." So he only appears in faded pictures hung on Maverick's pegboard. Maverick is still obsessed by Goose's death, speaking to him often. 
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Edwards, 59, at the Tony Awards, told E.T. that " Maverick " was " the biggest movie that I ' m in that I never had to show up for a day of work. So it was fun. "
Edwards, 59, at the Tony Awards, toldE.T. that "Maverick" was "the biggest movie that I'm in that I never had to show up for a day of work. So it was fun."
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Goose ' s son, seen sitting on the piano during the " Great Balls of Fire " number in the first film, is all grown up and a pilot, Lt. Bradley " Rooster " Bradshaw (Miles Teller), who blames Maverick for his father ' s death. The similarity between Teller and Edwards is so great that director Joseph Kosinski brought a photo of Teller with a Photoshopped mustache to pitch the sequel to Cruise.
Goose's son, seen sitting on the piano during the "Great Balls of Fire" number in the first film, is all grown up and a pilot, Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw (Miles Teller), who blames Maverick for his father's death. The similarity between Teller and Edwards is so great that director Joseph Kosinski brought a photo of Teller with a Photoshopped mustache to pitch the sequel to Cruise.
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Val Kilmer ' s Tom " Iceman " Kazansky was Maverick ' s rival pilot in " Top Gun. " But in the end, he told Maverick, " You can be my wingman anytime. " Iceman has lived up to that promise, keeping Maverick in line while rising the Navy ranks. He ' s now Admiral Kazansky.
Val Kilmer's Tom "Iceman" Kazansky was Maverick's rival pilot in "Top Gun." But in the end, he told Maverick, "You can be my wingman anytime." Iceman has lived up to that promise, keeping Maverick in line while rising the Navy ranks. He's now Admiral Kazansky.
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Tension no more. Iceman (Val Kilmer) and Maverick (Tom Cruise) face off in "Top Gun." The two have found mutual love and mellowed out in "Top Gun: Maverick."
Tension no more. Iceman (Val Kilmer) and Maverick (Tom Cruise) face off in "Top Gun." The two have found mutual love and mellowed out in "Top Gun: Maverick."
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Love interest and civilian contractor Charlotte " Charlie " Blackwood (Kelly McGillis) returned from her Washington gig to be with Maverick at the end of " Top Gun. " But Charlie isn ' t seen or mentioned in " Maverick. " “ It ' s 35 years ago, that ' s in the past. This is Maverick in a different part of his life, ” says the director. “ We wanted to tell a new story, not retreading Charlie Blackwood. ”
Love interest and civilian contractor Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (Kelly McGillis) returned from her Washington gig to be with Maverick at the end of "Top Gun." But Charlie isn't seen or mentioned in "Maverick." 

“It's 35 years ago, that's in the past. This is Maverick in a different part of his life,” says the director. “We wanted to tell a new story, not retreading Charlie Blackwood.” 
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