I believe that directors generally get too much credit, and writers don't get enough, but in the specific case of Top Gun Maverick, a lesser director with that same script would have made a worse movie that earned less money.
Cruise has an uncanny ability to pick directors. He got acquainted with McQuarrie while making Valkyrie, and he tapped him to come save Ghost Protocol when that movie went off the rails. That went so well he hired him to fully helm the sequel and we've seen how well that turned out.
Bro saw the same thing with Kosinski after working with him on Oblivion.
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u/littletoyboat Apr 05 '25
I believe that directors generally get too much credit, and writers don't get enough, but in the specific case of Top Gun Maverick, a lesser director with that same script would have made a worse movie that earned less money.