Will Tom Cruise Return for Top Gun 2?
As Tom Cruise continues to hunt for a new project to follow-up Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie, we’ve been hearing a lot of rumours about the possibility of him returning to a familiar franchise in the hopes of re-establishing his bankability. First it was a new Mission: Impossible movie that was supposedly on the table, and now this week we have a somewhat unsubstantiated rumour that says there is a possibility of a Top Gun sequel, some 22 years after the original was released. Could a movie like this still fly nowadays (pun intended)?
According to The Sun, there is a script floating around for a new Top Gun flick where Maverick is now an instructor who “has to deal with a cocky new female pilot”. How’s that for a fresh new twist? Yeah, actually it sounds kind of lame, and I’d be very surprised if Tom Cruise showed any interest in this. Heck, I don’t even know if Jerry Bruckheimer would touch it… even he has standards! To me, Top Gun is just one of those 80’s movies that happened to be in the right place at the right time, but I don’t think it is something that has much lasting appeal, and it’s certainly not something a lot of people would want to revisit nowadays. Any hardcore Top Gun fans out there want to prove me wrong?
Comments (13)
That logline SMACKS of straight to DVD release. The whole female pilot angle is very cheesy. I think Cruise would say no– his career needs a facelift, but this isn’t the way to do it.
Posted by Jon Rocks on July 21st, 2008I thought Stealth was kind of like a high tech sequel to Top Gun. And Stealth was one of the shittiest movies I’ve ever seen. But a quality product can be made of anything if the right people are brought together…except a Top Gun sequel.
Posted by Matt on July 21st, 2008As for Tom Cruise’s bankability, I don’t think he’ll ever reach the type of popularity he enjoyed during the 90s. Which is too bad, because I liked him before he became all preachy and self-righteous. He is a very talented actor still.
Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Posted by ProjectGenesis on July 21st, 2008A sequel to Top Gun would be giving up. It’s just as good a move as Casper van Dien appearing in Starship Troopers 3.
Posted by Paul on July 21st, 2008How about another interview with a vampire…
Posted by Mike on July 21st, 2008I believe that for top gun 2 actor must be tom cruise. if top gun 2 come interpreted from an other actor the film cannot be called top gun 2 or similar. it is a film that has marked our young age and for this type of memories the correct man is tom cruise.
Io credo che per rifare un sequel di un film che ha segnato molto la giovane età di chi è nato negli anni ‘80 bisogna che il sequel sia interpretato dagli stessi attori, attori diversi farebbero in modo che il film non si debba chiamare TOP GUN 2 perché con il primo non hanno avuto nulla a che fare.
Tom siamo con te!
In memory of Goose!
Posted by Alex on July 22nd, 2008I’m Tom fan!!!! Me and chisten are.
Posted by kamikze- on July 22nd, 2008if it’s 22 year could the young cadet be gooses son with mavrick as his teacher, a teacher that killed his dad, with mavrick his face’s burns from a plane crash that was his fault which also killed his co-
now that would be a story//???
Posted by grahame on July 28th, 2008If the original creators of Top Gun got together this could be a very successful production overpassing Titanic and Star Wars easily. There is plenty of juice to grab and make it into a great production.
Posted by Chepe on May 5th, 2009I think a Top Gun 2 movie focusing on the War on Terror and the possibility of bringing Goose’s son back in to face the man who was responsible for his dad’s death. Tom Cruise could play that up good. I think that the 2 brothers on One Tree Hill (Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty) should play in the movie…..they would make a good “Maverick and Goose” of a new millineum ready to beat some terrorist butt….only one gets killed and Maverick has to fly with one of them. That would be so touching for him to have to relive the whole thing about Goose’s death. He could pull it off and make it great!
Posted by Michelle on May 27th, 2009I think it would be a great idea for Tom to make the sequel of Top Gun. As a matter of fact, the film is a kind of ‘restore of treasury’ if he could make another one, particular in the era 2010s. He may act as a fighter pilot (still) with some promotion, perhaps from Lt. to Lt. Col (etc.). To bring back old nostalgia, the producer must re-unite all former castings in the new movie as much as possible. As I am concerned, Mavrick, Goose, Ice, Val Kilmer, McGillis are still physically fit for the challenging roles. But I recommend them to go back to gym to get some fitness first before filming is commenced. And to add some flavor, why don’t some new faces are brought into the film.
Posted by Mr. Top Gun on July 10th, 2009I think the idea of top gun 2 is awesome and i hope they go threqw with it. top gun has allways been my favorite movie of all time and i just finished watching it. tom and everyone else should just go for it!!!!
Posted by markr1984 on July 13th, 2009Remember Fighter pilots make movies and bomber pilot make history.
Maverick was a LT in 1986 and in 2009 would be what a RADM. The last time I checked there are very few Rear ADM who are instructor pilots. It goose son could be a good idea but don’t see it happening.
I just hope they don’t get Val Kalmer back to for a volly ball match. Not sure he would fit in a Tomcat cockpit any more.
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