Tom Cruise pushed Glen Powell to Top Gun: Maverick role

Glen Powell shares he almost turned down the offered role of Lt. Jake “Hangman” Seresin in Top Gun: Maverick, as he was reluctant to take on a character he described as “dick garnish” and “Navy Draco Malfoy.”

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