He, too, has got the need for speed. Manny Jacinto, who plays the lovably not-so-bright Jason Mendoza on NBC's afterlife comedy The Good Place, has been cast in Top Gun: Maverick, as a pilot.
'Top Gun: Maverick' Taps 'The Good Place's Manny Jacinto For Pilot Duty
If you didn't know, yes, they are making a follow-up to 1986's Top Gun. Crank up the Kenny Loggins.
There aren't a lot of plot details about the long-awaited sequel, but Tom Cruise is apparently reprising his iconic role as Maverick Mitchell, now a Top Gun flight instructor serving as mentor to a new crop of elite fighter pilots.
