It’s been awhile since we’ve heard about any movement onTop Gun 2. But withMission: Impossible Rogue Nationopening next weekend,Tom Cruiseis back on the press circuit, and sure enough, the subject came up. The actor had some interesting things to say about thepotential sequelthat will make fans very happy. Speaking withExtra, he assures eager audiences worldwide that the movie will not be filled with CGI fighter jets.
Tom Cruiseis still very much interested in reprising his iconic role asMaverickin a sequel to the 1986 action dramaTop Gun. It certainly changed the landscape of summer movies, for both better and worse. But it’s most notable for its use of real aircrafts and military sanctioned sea faring vessels. Producers also had assistance from the US Navy in helping to insure the film was accurate in its depiction of United States Naval Aviators. About whether or not the movie is still moving forward, the 53-year-old-actor attempted to set the record straight, though you’ll see that it’s not a definitive yes or no answer.
“If I can figure it out, if all of us can figure it out, it’d be fun to do, I’d like to fly those jets again, but we got to do all the jets practical, no CGI on the jets… I’m saying right now no CGI on the jets. If we can figure all that out, and the Department of Defense will allow us to do it, that would be fun.”
Top Gun 2was starting to move full steam ahead back in 2012, and would have probably been in theaters last year, had not a terrible tragedy befallen the project. OriginalTop GundirectorTony Scottwas set to return, and in the few interviews he gave about the sequel, seemed genuinely excited about it. The director took his own life in August of 2012, though. He jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the San Pedro port district of Los Angeles, California. Production on Top Gun 2 was halted at the time of hissuicide. And no new director has ever been announced.
Prior to his death that same month,Tony ScottandTom Cruisemet to scout locations in Fallon, Nevada for the sequel. Jerry Bruckheimer was again set to produce with Peter Craig in charge of writing the script. The plot of the movie is said to focus on the role of drones in modern aerial warfare. In 2013, Jerry Bruckheimer announced that the project was still on, and in 2014, Justin Marks came into write a new draft of the screenplay.
