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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Writer’s Cousin Says He Wrote ‘Key Scenes’ in New Lawsuit

The cousin of 'Top Gun: Maverick' screenwriter Eric Singer has filed a lawsuit claiming he wrote 'key scenes' for the film without credit or pay.

Another lawsuit centered on the Oscar-nominated script for Top Gun: Maverick has been filed, with the cousin of co-writer Eric Singer claiming that he made significant contributions to the film without credit or compensation. According to Gray, he spent “five months” working alongside Singer, attending story meetings with his cousin and director Joseph Kosinski, and writing “key scenes for the screenplay that became the Film’s central edge-of-your-seat dramatic action sequences that made it a smash hit.” (The Top Gun: Maverick screenplay is currently credited to Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, and Ehren Kruger, with “story by” credits for Peter Craig and Justin Marks.) “This lawsuit, like the one previously brought by Mr. Toberoff in an attempt to benefit off of the success of Top Gun: Maverick, is completely without merit,” a Paramount Pictures spokesperson said of Gray’s suit.

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