Tony Scott has confirmed he will direct the sequel to Top Gun,

Tony Scott Confirms He'll Direct 'Top Gun' Sequel, but It Won't Be His Next Film
Monday, October 25, 2010



Tony Scott has confirmed he will direct the sequel to Top Gun, HitFix and What's Playing reported over the weekend.

According to Scott, Top Gun 2, which the director said would not be his next film, will partially examine the end of the era of fighter pilots. "But, I don't want to do a remake. I don't want to do a reinvention. I want to do a new movie," he said.

"I'm not waiting for a script. I'm going to do my homework. I'm going down to, I think it's Fallon, Nevada, down near New Mexico, and it's a whole different world now," Scott told HitFix. "These computer geeks -- these kids play war games in a trailer in Fallon, Nevada, and if we ever went to war or were in the Middle East or the Far East or wherever it is, these guys can actually fly drones. They are unmanned aircraft. They operate them and then they party all night."

He continued, "It was funny, because I was on a plane actually coming back from Vegas, rock climbing in Red Rock, and the guy sitting next to me was all hung over. He must have been in his late 20s and he was one of these kids. He said, 'I partied all night.' And I said, 'What do you do?' 'I work [with unmanned aircraft in] the Air Force.' But they operate these drones like it's war games, but it's for real."

Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the sequel at Paramount. Scott did not comment on Tom Cruise's involvement.