Why Top Gun: Maverick Recast Penny's Daughter

The role of Penny's daughter, Amelia, in Top Gun: Maverick almost went to a different actress before being recast. The Amelia character could become more important in the future, potentially giving Maverick a father figure role. Thomasin McKenzie dropped out of Top Gun: Maverick for a more challenging and career-advancing opportunity in Lost Girls.
The character of Penny’s daughter, Amelia, in Top Gun: Maverick wasn’t a particularly important one, but the role almost went to a completely different actress before being recast. Taking place several decades after the original movie, Top Gun: Maverick employed a whole new cast of characters — and actors to play them — alongside Tom Cruise’s titular protagonist, with Penny (Jennifer Connelly) serving as his new love interest. Penny's daughter, Amelia, appears in several scenes, often causing trouble for the new couple who want to keep their relationship quiet.
The role in Top Gun: Maverick isn’t huge,...
The character of Penny’s daughter, Amelia, in Top Gun: Maverick wasn’t a particularly important one, but the role almost went to a completely different actress before being recast. Taking place several decades after the original movie, Top Gun: Maverick employed a whole new cast of characters — and actors to play them — alongside Tom Cruise’s titular protagonist, with Penny (Jennifer Connelly) serving as his new love interest. Penny's daughter, Amelia, appears in several scenes, often causing trouble for the new couple who want to keep their relationship quiet.
The role in Top Gun: Maverick isn’t huge,...
- 25.9.2023
- von Jack Walters
- ScreenRant
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