Top Gun: Maverick , the upcoming sequel to the iconic Tom Cruise starrer Top Gun , will feature Whiplash actor Miles Teller in a lead role. Teller will essay the role of pilot Goose's son. Who is Goose? In Top Gun, Goose’s real name was Nick Bradshaw, a lieutenant (Junior Grade). Goose had a signature saying in Top Gun, 'Great Balls of Fire’ which was inspired from a Jerry Lewis song. Actor Anthony Edwards played the role of Goose in Top Gun. Goose’s son Goose’s son is named Bradley Bradshaw. Goose died when Bradley was 4 years old. In Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel, Bradley will be protégé of Tom Cruise’s Maverick. Top Gun: Maverick Joseph Kosinski will direct Top Gun: maverick. Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer will reprise their roles from the original, which was directed by the late Tony Scott.