‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Writer’s Cousin Sues Paramount, Claims He Wrote Key Scenes in Film

Writer and visual effects artist Shaun Gray claims he was not credited or compensated for his work on the 2022 action film.

(L-R) Erik Davis, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Miles Teller, and Jennifer Connelly attend a special CAA screening in support of Paramount Pictures' "Top Gun: Maverick" in New York, on Nov. 11, 2022. Monica Schipper/Getty Images For Paramount Pictures

The cousin of Eric Warren Singer, one of the screenwriters behind the 2022 film “Top Gun: Maverick,” has brought a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures, claiming he wrote parts of the screenplay but was not properly credited or compensated for his work.

Shaun Gray, a writer and visual effects artist, filed the civil action in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York on April 27, court records show.