While Top Gun: Maverick will feature several actors reprising their roles from the original 1986 film, don’t expect to see Kelly McGillis return as Charlie Blackwood. According to McGillis, she wasn’t even asked to return for the sequel.
McGillis revealed as much in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. She also said she hasn’t maintained contact with her colleagues from the original movie.
“Movies are odd things. I don’t really keep in touch with anybody,” she told ET. “I think I’ve spoken to a couple of people occasionally, but the truth is, movies are very odd work situations because you have a lot of people who come together from all different parts of the world.”
Source: IGN.com Kelly McGillis Wasn't Asked to Return for Top Gun: Maverick