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Preparations for the biggest film of 2022 were grueling for the entire cast. With strict training imposed by Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and his co-stars flew for months before the filming forTop Gun: Maverickeventually kickstarted. But while in the case ofTop Gun 2, the difficulties stemmed from the prolonged period of training, the opposite was the case forWhiplash, which shot him to prominence.
Similar to the film itself, the shooting process forWhiplashwas pretty intense, as they had a limited filming window, which took some major toll on the cast and crew, especially Teller.
Miles Teller Was Barely Staying Afloat DuringWhiplash’s Production
After initially securing $3M funding, thanks to the warm reception to the 18-minute short film that debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival,Damien Chazelleand co. shot the entire feature film within20 days. This was done to ensure the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014.
In their race against the clock, Chazelle explained that the whole thing was like a“military operation of running and gunning”.Miles Teller, on the other side, felt like he was“treading water the whole time”, because of the unusual pace of filming.
I couldn’t grasp anything other than I was just trying to stay afloat. I feel like I was just treading water the whole time because we were moving so fast.
Even though the process was very antithetical to what Chazelle“imagined that the creative process would be”, this added a“certain adrenaline and energy”, which fit in line with the film they were going for.
Damien Chazelle WroteWhiplashWith Miles Teller in Mind
Following Teller’s initialunavailabilityfor the 18-minute short film, Chazelle went with Johnny Simmons instead, and the actor was all set to reprise the role for the feature-length version. But as the story goes, once theTop Gun 2star’s schedule opened up, Chazelle jumped back to Teller.
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Moreover, theDivergentstar didn’t even have to engage in the audition process, as theBabylonfilmmakerpenned the script with Teller in mind.
I got really lucky that I was handed such a beautiful script without having to audition for it. Damien told me he wrote it with me in mind.
As for his career moving forward, it appears we’ll see the trio of Teller, Cruise, andGlen Powellreunite again, asTop Gun 3isreportedlyin development at Paramount.
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Whiplashis available to rent on Apple TV.
Top Gun: Maverickis available to stream on Paramount Plus.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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