Back in 1986, the US fighter jets have been involved in some thrilling airborne dogfights with an enemy. But today, everything is laser-guided bombing from a position of total air supremacy.
It can also be recalled that the Cold War plot during “Top Gun” was still very much an in-thing back then, but nowadays the issue is almost unrecognizable among many people in the world.
The sequel also did not take off because Scott died in 2012, although original producer Jerry Bruckheimer has not given up on the project and the idea for “Top Gun 2.”
But there are reports sometime last month saying that Justin Mark has written a new screenplay possibly for “Top Gun 2” involving the end of the era of dogfighting and fighter pilots and what culture is today. Mark is the writer of “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.”
One thing is clear to Tom Cruise and the producers at this point – “Top Gun” has a sense of humor and it would be okay to see Cruise as Maverick battling to make sense of the kids of today and their newfangled technology.
There can be a lot of storylines for “Top Gun 2” and everything can really be made into an action-packed movie the way Tom Cruise and his fans would really want it to be.
Top Gun was so high school, so predictable and Kelly Mcginnis looked like his older aunt. How is it Tom wants ‘real planes’ now to make Top Gun 2 believable? Did Top Gun one just fake planes? So many of his movies are so ridiculous with him being the rebellious rogue who gets the girl at the end of the movie. Days of Thunder was embarrassing.