The original Top Gun made more than USD 356 million at the worldwide box office
Los Angeles:
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer hasrevealed that superstar Tom Cruise is excited to make thelong-delayed Top Gun 2.
A sequel to Top Gun has been touted for nearly 30years, while work has recently commenced on getting theproject made.
This progress was halted in August 2012 by the death ofTop Gun director Tony Scott, leading to speculation that themovie might be scrapped entirely, reported Digital Spy.
Top Gun producer Bruckheimer recently confirmed thatwork had resumed on the sequel.
"We're at a point right now where everybody wants to makeit. For a while it was Tom was excited about it but the studiodidn't want to commit or the studio was excited and Tom didn'twant to do it. And that's been going on for 30 years. And nowwe're at a point where the studio is excited and Tom isexcited," Bruckheimer said.
"A lot of that has to do with Tony Scott's vision. He hada really exciting vision and he got everybody excited aboutit. That enthusiasm has carried forward," he added.
Bruckheimer also confirmed that Jack Reacher scribeChristopher McQuarrie is no longer working on the screenplay,as he is now focusing on Mission: Impossible 5.
The original Top Gun made more than USD 356 million atthe worldwide box office in 1986 and cemented Cruise as one ofHollywood's biggest stars.
A sequel to Top Gun has been touted for nearly 30years, while work has recently commenced on getting theproject made.
This progress was halted in August 2012 by the death ofTop Gun director Tony Scott, leading to speculation that themovie might be scrapped entirely, reported Digital Spy.
Top Gun producer Bruckheimer recently confirmed thatwork had resumed on the sequel.
"We're at a point right now where everybody wants to makeit. For a while it was Tom was excited about it but the studiodidn't want to commit or the studio was excited and Tom didn'twant to do it. And that's been going on for 30 years. And nowwe're at a point where the studio is excited and Tom isexcited," Bruckheimer said.
"A lot of that has to do with Tony Scott's vision. He hada really exciting vision and he got everybody excited aboutit. That enthusiasm has carried forward," he added.
Bruckheimer also confirmed that Jack Reacher scribeChristopher McQuarrie is no longer working on the screenplay,as he is now focusing on Mission: Impossible 5.
The original Top Gun made more than USD 356 million atthe worldwide box office in 1986 and cemented Cruise as one ofHollywood's biggest stars.
