Lewis Hamilton (37) says it was “outrageous” to turn down a role in the blockbuster “Top Gun”.
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Lewis Hamilton is used to speed and excitement, at least in the car seat. Now the Formula 1 star reveals that he was actually supposed to play in the blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick”, where Tom Cruise stars as fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
Hamilton had accepted a role in the film, but had to pull out because filming crashed with the Formula 1 season.
– It is the most upsetting phone call I have ever had to take, he says of the conversation with Cruise Vanity Fair.
The Hollywood actor and Hamilton have developed a good friendship, having previously met on the set of the film “Edge of Tomorrow” from 2014. The Briton describes Cruise as one of the nicest people he has met and even contacted him about getting a role in Top The Gun sequel.
– When I heard that there was going to be a new film, I thought “oh my God, I have to ask him”. I don’t care what role it is, I can wash the floor in the background, says Hamilton.
Top Gun is the highest-grossing cinema film of the year and has grossed over NOK 13 billion worldwide.
The list of athletes who have had guest roles in the film world is long. The former footballer Vinnie Jones was successful in several Guy Ritchie films, Norwegian Hallvar Thoresen starred with Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine in “Flukten til seier”, while John Carew has played in the NRK series “Heimebane” and is ready for the new The Olsen gang movie. To mention some.
Earlier this season it was Hamilton’s turn to invite Cruise along to work. During the Formula 1 race at Silverstone in England, the American was a guest of Mercedes.
After a difficult start to the season, there has started to be more speed in the Mercedes machinery recently. Hamilton is number six on the overall list in Formula 1 this season, and has finished on the podium in the last five races.
The 37-year-old’s contract with Mercedes extends to the 2023 season and Hamilton says to Vanity Fair that he is considering extending the agreement.
– I’m still on a mission, I love driving, and I still find challenges in it. So I don’t feel like giving up any time soon, he says.
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