"Top Gun 2"-Looks Like It Will Happen, And Tom Cruise Will Be In A Starring Role!

Word of a sequel to Tony Scott’s Top Gun started bubbling up a few years ago. At the time, most believed Tom Cruise would only be returning for a small role and that the film would center on a new young group of pilots. Movement on the sequel began to pick up in the ensuing months, and as recently as February we learned that Peter Craig (The Town)was working on a script for the sequel that would feature Cruise in a starring role and would see Scott return as director.
Paramount President Adam Goodman recently sat down for an extended conversation with THR and he provided updates on a slew of upcoming projects including Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, World War Z, One Shot, another entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise, and the aforementioned Top Gun sequel. Hit the jump to see what he had to say.
When asked about the status of another entry in the Mission: Impossible series following Brad Bird’s immensely successful Ghost Protocol, Goodman told THR that Top Gun 2 is actually more likely to shoot before Cruise does another Mission: Impossible:

“We’ll likely make a Top Gun sequel with Tom Cruise first. Jerry Bruckheimer would produce, with Tony Scott returning to direct. All parties are moving ahead. We’ve hired Peter Craig to write the script.”

How Awesome is THIS!    A brand new TOP GUN MOVIE!   Bring your kids to see this one! WOW! Top Gun came out in 1986; and now in 2012 we are talking about a sequel! Too bad "Anthony Edwards' character was killed off in the original.   Mac