Jon Hamm on going from teenage ‘Top Gun’ fan to co-star in the new sequel, whether he’s too handsome for comedy, and more.
interview earlier this spring, right before heading out on a multi-national European vacation with his girlfriend, actress Anna Osceola — a belated milestone birthday gift to himself. Withhitting theaters on May 27, Hamm talked about the challenges of playing the authority figure who doesn’t trust Maverick, his goals for his career post-novels from his local Waldenbooks, and a lot more.I did multiple viewings. And that also coincided with the golden age of home video, as well.
Part of it is in the writing. There’s very much a sensibility that makes sense, that is sort of seriously believable. His questions to Maverick are real. Like, “What are you doing? Why are you still a captain in the Navy? You should have been running things by now. And what’s your damage? What’s your malfunction?” And we obviously know that Maverick, by definition, has an anti-authoritarian streak. His call sign is not Go Along to Get Along, it’s Maverick.
No, honestly, because there’s also a second level to it in my character. There is what becomes of begrudging respect. Part of it was in Tom Skerritt’s character in the first one, where you’d see like, “OK, this guy, he’s got a job to do. He’s got to train these guys. And he can see a lot of himself in Maverick.” And it’s all baked into the script in that way.
Do you think your looks have limited the amount of opportunities you’ve gotten to work in comedy? Are there downsides to being Jon Hamm and wanting to be funny, as opposed to being Carvey or Spade?
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