All systems look to be a go for "Top Gun 2," three decades after the blockbuster hit theaters.
Well, that's one way to take "Top Gun" fans' breath away.
Speculation that the long-gestating sequel to "Top Gun" is finally nearing takeoff is running rampant after producer Jerry Bruckheimer tweeted a picture of himself meeting about the project with original star Tom Cruise.
"Just got back from a weekend in New Orleans to see my old friend @TomCruise and discuss a little Top Gun 2," Bruckehimer posted about their follow-up to the blockbuster about hotshot NAVY pilots.
It's the clearest sign yet that there's a flight-plan in place since actor Val Kilmer told his Facebook followers that he was reprising his Iceman character for a sequel last November — with him having to edit the post hours later to admit he "jumped the top gun."
The project had hit major turbulence with original director Tony Scott's shocking suicide on Aug. 19, 2012.
JERRY BRUCKHEIMER via twitter Jerry Bruckheimer tweets a photo of himself with Tom Cruise.
Scott had reportedly been spit-balling ideas and locations with Cruise shortly before the 68-year-old director parked his car along the side of the Vincent Thomas Bridge, climbed an 18-foot fence and then leaped to his death in Los Angeles Harbor.
The project, which purportedly will focus on dogfighters' battle to stay relevant in an era of drones, clearly remained a priority for Cruise, Bruckheimer and Skydance CEO David Ellison, who is supplying the checkbook.
"Top Gun" earned $365.8 million worldwide in 1986 — back in an era when movie tickets were less than half of their current prices — and launched both Cruise and Kilmer into the upper stratosphere of A-list actors.
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- ^ top gun 2 (www.nydailynews.com)
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