High Gun: Maverick featured a stellar sequel solid of up-and-coming stars, like Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro, Twisters’ Glen Powell, Insecure’s Jay Ellis and extra. As filming the anticipated sequel took 11 months, you higher consider there are many recollections the solid cherished attending to work with Tom Cruise. Ellis has a very candy one of many time his dad was “shocked” seeing the Dangerous Enterprise actor hopping onto a FaceTime name along with his son, and I want I might see that video.
Jay Ellis attending to movie High Gun: Maverick (which could be streamed along with your Paramount+ subscription) already flooded him with emotional recollections coming from a army household. The sights and sounds he skilled whereas filming on the Naval Air Station North Island introduced him again to rising up along with his Air Drive father. One other memorable second Ellis recalled to THR was one he shared with Tom Cruise and his dad that makes me want I noticed a video of this:
I’ve acquired to do some actually cool issues that I take with me. I’ll say one of many issues that jumps out is FaceTiming my dad and Tom Cruise taking the cellphone and speaking to my dad on FaceTime whereas we had been capturing High Gun, that was fairly loopy. My dad was like, ‘Wait, Tom. What’s taking place?’ He was so shocked.
I’d really feel the identical approach too if an A-list celeb interrupted my FaceTime name! Figuring out myself, I in all probability wouldn’t be capable of get a coherent sentence along with a shock cameo like that. I’d prefer to consider that spontaneous FaceTime name made Jay Ellis’s dad’s day, and the actor’s, too.
Ellis informed THR one factor he discovered from Cruise was the significance of servicing an viewers via their storytelling. You higher consider the Academy Award nominee takes that recommendation to a complete different stage when he’s not filming.
For instance, Tom Cruise made a shock go to to the San Diego Comedian-Con again in 2019 to introduce the High Gun: Maverick trailer and shocked a crowd on the movie’s screening at London’s Royal Albert Corridor that I’m certain made everybody completely happy. His spontaneous nature returned when the bankable actor flew to 4 cities in 24 hours to attend Mission: Unattainable screenings to shock followers. Seeing the grins and cheers on their faces exhibits how genuinely related Cruise is to his viewers.
It’s clear that taking part in an F/A-18F pilot in High Gun: Maverick had a profound impact on Jay Ellis. I’m certain that with High Gun 3 reportedly within the works, the American actor in all probability can’t wait to be reunited along with his performing household once more. The solid already retains in contact with their very own group chats, updating each other on their upcoming work. Ellis has additionally expressed what he’d “love” to do in a 3rd film, like reuniting with the entire solid and getting again in these F-18s once more. I am unable to say I blame him for his enthusiam to take to the skies as soon as extra with the High Gun clan.
Jay Ellis’s dad being “shocked” having Tom Cruise present up in his son’s FaceTime name is one thing I want I might have seen. There’s nothing like utilizing your star energy to brighten up somebody’s day and go away an enduring impression.