Manny Jacinto Opens Up About His ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Role Being Cut Down

The Acolyte star Manny Jacinto sounded off to GQ about his promising role in Top Gun: Maverick being drastically minimized. “Tom Cruise is writing stories for Tom Cruise,” Jacinto said by way of explanation.

Jacinto was an accomplished and well-known actor before appearing in Maverick, having anchored series such as The Good Place, Brand New Cherry Flavor, and Nine Perfect Strangers; but he’s little more than a background extra in Joseph Kosinski’s massively successful follow-up to 1986’s Top Gun.