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When Manny Jacinto began talking in public about his role in the upcoming sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” he gave no indication that his part was significantly reduced by producers. When he spoke to ABS-CBN News, he enthusiastically detailed the tough preparation for the film.”The flight training was really intense, it was great … ” he said. “It was demanding, but it was probably the best experience that I’ve been through prepping for a movie.” However, when the final product was released, it proved that the training ended up more for Jacinto’s personal enjoyment rather than for the production, as he’s virtually never seen or heard in the movie itself.
Fans of Jacinto were quick to point out this unfortunate circumstance. On Twitter, @Lucyj_ford declared, “Still thinking about the fact Manny Jacinto is in “Top Gun: Maverick” but has no speaking lines and barely ever has his full face on screen.” Over on Reddit, some fans didn’t even realize he was in the movie until hearing about it afterward. U/bsquared77 said, “Oh dip! I just watched this last night and I didn’t even notice him. I feel cheated.” While u/Foloreille admitted, “I absolutely did not notice our boy!”
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As for the possible reasoning for this, back on Twitter, @ChrisHewitt explained, “There was a much bigger storyline at one point featuring the ‘other’ squad of pilots who were contenders for the mission. When that got stripped away, as I understand it, so did Manny.”
