The film will focus on what happened to the heroic fighter pilots in the decades since the iconic Top Gun
No word on whether Tom Cruise will reprise his iconic role as Maverick, but with the Cold War long over, Tony Scott will script on what happened to the heroic fighter pilots in the decades since.
"I'm not waiting for a script. I'm going to do my homework. I'm going down to I think it's Fallon, Nevada, down near New Mexico and it's a whole different world now," Tony Scott says. "These computer geeks -- these kids play war games in a trailer in Fallon, Nevada and if we ever went to war or were in the Middle East or the Far East or wherever it is, these guys can actually fly drones. They are unmanned aircraft. They operate them and then they party all night."
Tony Scott recalls, "It was funny, because I was on a plane actually coming back from Vegas, rock climbing in Red Rock, and the guy sitting next to me was all hung over. He must have been in his late 20's and he was one of these kids. He said, 'I partied all night.' And I said, 'What do you do?' 'I work [with unmanned aircraft in] the Air Force.' But they operate these drones like it's war games, but it's for real."
"This world fascinated me, because it's so different from what it was originally," Tony Scott says. "But, I don't want to do a remake. I don't want to do a reinvention. I want to do a new movie."
Tony Scott recalls, "It was funny, because I was on a plane actually coming back from Vegas, rock climbing in Red Rock, and the guy sitting next to me was all hung over. He must have been in his late 20's and he was one of these kids. He said, 'I partied all night.' And I said, 'What do you do?' 'I work [with unmanned aircraft in] the Air Force.' But they operate these drones like it's war games, but it's for real."
"This world fascinated me, because it's so different from what it was originally," Tony Scott says. "But, I don't want to do a remake. I don't want to do a reinvention. I want to do a new movie."
Top Gun 2 will partially examine the end of the era of fighter pilots.
No production date has been set.
Top Gun was released May 16th, 1986 and stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, John Stockwell, Barry Tubb. The film is directed by Tony Scott.
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Courtney O.
It actually sounds interesting. I didn't know about the drones.
2 years agoby @chickflickFlag
Diaigma
No. Just. No.
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
WiseGuy
Blah. Not interested, didn't think much of the original
2 years agoby @zgcorleone072Flag
Daveactor7
Tony, if "unstoppable" is good, Ill consider watching this. But it better attract my attention
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
Jimthar
i still dont think this is a good idea. but if the movie is supposed to focus on what happened to the pilots over the last 20 yrs, then they'd need to get most of the cast back, right? that would make sense.
2 years agoby @jimtharFlag
CelluloidDreams
A waste of time space!!!! It's been 24 years too late!!
2 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
Summit10
wish these people would leave good movies alone :P
2 years agoby @summit10Flag
Rufio
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! i mean WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
i don't want to see that crap... bring on the fighter pilots! there is so much that can be done with the Top Gun name still!!!! So many types of pilots to explore - helicopter, stealth, fighter jet... it could be a whole slew of fighter pilots... not this hungover college kid video game crap.
sigh
fire Tony Scott and bring on someone else who will do the Top Gun name justice!
2 years agoby @rufioFlag
ZanyZap
As long as Scott doesn't pull a "Predators" I'm down.
2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
Err
i never liked top gun.
i'm agginit.
2 years agoby @err2005Flag
Bane5000
Top Gun 2: The Return Of Goose :]
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
Dan
Epic pass.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
This, however unnecessary, might be good. A "Money Never Sleeps" for the original. Comparing how time has changed from the 80's, showing how the business (line of work) and the people involved have changed substantially, but there are always the transcending similarities. I'll await further news.
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