In the end, five different people have story and screenplay credits on Top Gun: Maverick, but now we know which one of them is responsible for creating the character of Goose’s son, as played by Miles ...

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Even though Tom Cruise flew real fighter jets in his upcoming sequel Top Gun: Maverick ... (Miles Teller), the son of his late former partner and best friend, Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw.

So there were interesting things everybody was taking from each other, and Goose’s son was my original pitch ... some credit for helping make Top Gun: Mavertick the success that it was.