Miles Teller on Becoming a TikTok Sensation and 'Top Gun: Maverick's Massive Success (Exclusive)
14.06.2022 - 01:55
/ etonline.com
finally soared into theaters this year, 36 years after the original, and it seems that the film's record-shattering success meant it was worth the wait. For star Miles Teller, the success was something he never expected, despite being warned.Teller recently spoke with ET's Matt Cohen while promoting his upcoming film, , and the actor opened up about the wild fan reaction to — as well as his recent popularity on TikTok, an app he doesn't have or use.
broke Memorial Day box office records, and has earned $395.2 million domestically, with a worldwide total of $749 million. From a critical standpoint, the movie has garnered a 97 percent positive score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes — beaten only by the 99 percent positive audience score.«It's been awesome, man.
I've never really experienced something like this in my life,» Teller said of the wild popularity and support. «Tom [Cruise], before I signed onto this, he tried to lay out what it would be like and the anticipation for this film and how much fans really want this movie and how hard it was going to be to satisfy them. But just based on the reaction and the box office and everything, we did it.»«So it's just, it's a really good feeling,» he added.Teller's success hasn't been limited to the big screen either.
The 35-year-old actor has become a sort of inadvertent TikTok star, and his dance moves have sparked the thirst of fans — fueled largely by clips of him posted by his wife, Keleigh.However, for Teller, the whole thing has mostly flown under his radar.«I don't have Instagram or TikTok or anything, but I know my wife, I'll just see her on her phone and then she'll start cracking up. And so then she shares with me what's going on,» Teller explained. «But I mean,
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