TOP GUN: MAVERICK editor Eddie Hamilton ACE has been immersed in the TCEU (Tom Cruise Extended Universe) since 2015 when Eddie took the editorial helm of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION. And with the exception of a quick return to his roots with director Matthew Vaughn for KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (2017), Eddie has spent all his subsequent time working on MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (2018), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) and the upcoming MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PARTS I (2023) and II (2024). Both within, and beyond, these three franchises, Eddie has clearly set himself apart as one of the top action-movie editors working today.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK stars Tom Cruise, reprising his role as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell from TOP GUN (1986). The story follows Maverick's return to the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (also known as "Top Gun") where he must confront his past as he trains a group of younger fighter pilots, among them the son of Maverick's deceased best friend Goose.
Editing TOP GUN: MAVERICKIn our discussion with editor Eddie Hamilton ACE, we talk about:
- Serving the audience broccoli before the brownie
- Referencing the incredible sound design from the original Top Gun
- Hitting the emotional notes for Tom Cruise
- Wrangling over 800 hours of footage
- How to build a better dogfight
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