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Top Gun director explains why he axed Kelly McGillis and Meg Ryan from sequel

The director of Top Gun has shed light on why Kelly McGillis isn't in the new sequel with Tom Cruise.

The 64-year-old who played Pete Maverick's teacher and love interest Charlie Blackwood has been left off the new cast list.

Despite her being one of the main roles in the original film, director Joseph Kosinski said that they wanted to move the story along with new characters.

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