TOP GUN 2 in development; Tom Cruise may Return for a Small Role
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Uh... yay?
No offense, but your outline made me feel a bit queasy. Top Gun is a pretty mediocre movie, but it does have its charms, and I think a large part of that is due to its apolitical nature. Sure, it glorifies the Navy, and yeah, we can pretty safely assume that the engagement at the end is against the Soviets or one of their close allies, but that's not what the movie's about - at its core, it's no more or less than a sappy throwback to sappy fighter-pilot melodramas from the World Wars era. It's a simple story about a kid who gets a girlfriend and gets over his father's death; the rest is incidental details.
Now that there is no more enemy superpower to confront, not even metaphorically, I have a hard time seeing how any new movie could be similarly apolitical (unless the threat was aliens, a la Battle: LA, but we already saw that in Independence Day - or maybe present-day Soviet fighters from an alternate reality?). China would probably have to be the enemy, and that's just a big can of ick worms.
This project just has "unnecessary bad idea" written all over it.
You're trying too hard. That doesn't even make sense.
Who's ready for Beach Volleyball II?
I would like a new Top Gun movie to establish that most pilot nicknames are not cool like Maverick or Iceman. The vast majority of pilots are named by their peers, most often based on mistakes they made in training or on missions, and are also named as an friendly insult or jab.
That's why pilots are named "Leaky" for someone who dumped fuel when he shouldn't have, "Knuckles" for a big guy who has trouble fitting in the cockpit, a French surname leading to a pilot becoming Captain "Blow" Jobin, and at least one case of a guy being named "Fungus" for "F*ck U, New Guy, U Suck".
I'd love to have a scene of pilots describing how they got their handles. Beats another volleyball scene. :P
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That's why pilots are named "Leaky" for someone who dumped fuel when he shouldn't have, "Knuckles" for a big guy who has trouble fitting in the cockpit, a French surname leading to a pilot becoming Captain "Blow" Jobin, and at least one case of a guy being named "Fungus" for "F*ck U, New Guy, U Suck".
I'd love to have a scene of pilots describing how they got their handles. Beats another volleyball scene. :P
Mark
GOLD.
Between the two options, I'm rooting for the Beach Volleyball. Especially if combined with BoxWhatBox's idea of casting Anne Hathaway in the movie.
Perhaps TGII could be a prequel, with Cruise playing Maverick's father?
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In that case, make it part-sequel, part-remake! The main character can be Goose's son, and when he gets his shot at Top Gun, some terrible accident occurs that shatters his confidence and makes him question whether or not he made the correct choice in following a career path that got his father killed.
...What?
Not to mention that the volleyball scene was one of the last memories of Goose that Maverick had as well as the fact that it killed time before his big date!
Did Goose and his wife even have any kids in the original film? I can't remember. I only know that Meg Ryan played the wife.
They had a son. He was sitting on the piano in the "Great Balls of Fire" scene.
The son is also in their living room when Maverick stops by to give his condolences, there is a moment when he wants to go over and hug the kid or at least console him but can't bring himself to do it.
Since the F-35s would get murdered by the F-22s, I'd reverse who was flying what in that scenario. Unless this is an underdog-type we don't fly the best but we're still the best movie.
(F-35 is a strike fighter, i.e. multirole air/ground attack. F-22 is a pure air superiority fighter. Specialization trumps jack of all trades.)
And definitely have another beach volleyball scene, but instead of a sausage fest, take a page from DOA. In fact, make Sarah Carter's ass one of the pilots.
(F-35 is a strike fighter, i.e. multirole air/ground attack. F-22 is a pure air superiority fighter. Specialization trumps jack of all trades.)
And definitely have another beach volleyball scene, but instead of a sausage fest, take a page from DOA. In fact, make Sarah Carter's ass one of the pilots.
The F-22 is an Air Force plane; Top Gun (or whatever they're calling it these days) is US Navy, so they wouldn't be flying them UNLESS they incorporated some Air Force / Navy brawls as part of training. Right now the Navy flies F-18s in various capacities and will eventually phase out many of the older C/D Hornets for the F-35C carrier variant. Alas, the 35C doesn't carry a gun as standard armament; should the movie feature them, I'd hope they're mounting one for some variety in shootdowns.
Also, the F-22 fleet has been grounded for much of this year due to technical problems. They're not as flawless as people think...
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Also, the F-22 fleet has been grounded for much of this year due to technical problems. They're not as flawless as people think...
Mark