Twenty One Pilots singer claims Tom Cruise ‘fired’ him from Top Gun: Maverick project
A well-known US singer claims he was hired for a Top Gun: Maverick project – and then abruptly sacked by the movie’s star.
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Singer Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots has revealed the band was supposed to write music for the soundtrack of Top Gun: Maverick.
Joseph claimed the project came to a halt when Tom Cruise “fired everyone”.
“You know, I was working with the – I don’t know if I’m even supposed to say this, whatever – I was working with the music placement person for the new Top Gun on writing a new song for them,” Joseph told US radio station KROQ.
“And then I believe Tom Cruise came in and just fired everyone.”
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Joseph noted there were a few “overhauls” throughout filming saying, “The trailer has been out for like three years, so there’s been a few overhauls, and I was a part of that. They moved on.”
Top Gun: Maverick will premiere on May 26 in Australia after delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cruise recently showed up to the world premiere in a helicopter.
Although Joseph did see some scenes, he hadn’t actually begun writing any music for the soundtrack when he was “fired.”
“I saw some scenes,” he explained. “They brought me in to show me some scenes and stuff. I actually don’t think I started writing.”
Instead of working on music for a film, Joseph, along with Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun, decided to release a cinematic experience for fans. The film, Twenty One Pilots Cinema Experience, will be screened for one night only on May 19. Fans will be able to watch an extended cut of the band’s 2021 live stream performance of Scaled and Icy.
This article originally appeared in Fox News and was reproduced with permission.
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