He told IndieWire that he found that the practical work on ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Dune’ was a “huge inspiration” during the production of ‘The Creator.’
I looked at films like Days of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, and the original Top Gun. Those three films were always on my mind when thinking about how to frame something or how to shoot something.
— Joseph Kosinski · Vulture: 'How Top Gun: Maverick’s Filmmakers Put Tom Cruise in a Real Fighter Jet'