Appearing on HuffPost Live last Friday to discuss the book When Lightning Strikes - Four Decades of Filmmaking, producer Jerry Bruckheimer told Ricky Camilleri that it's gearing up again.
"We've been trying to get that movie made for 30 years, and I think we're getting closer and closer. Don [Simpson] and I tried to develop something, we didn't succeed. [Star Tom] Cruise took over, and he tried to develop something, and he didn't succeed. Now we're back at it."
Tony Scott, Top Gun's original director, came up with the story before his tragic suicide in 2012. Jerry says the follow up is quite relevant to today's world:
"The concept is, basically, are the pilots obsolete because of drones. Cruise is going to show them that they're not obsolete. They're here to stay. It's just getting to the starting place. Fortunately for Tom, he's very busy, so you have to find a slot he can fit into and get a budget that Paramount feels they can make the picture."
The studio hired Peter Craig (The Town) to pen the script at last report but no director is set to take over for Scott.
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