Don’t worry, we’re still heading back into the dangerzone.
To paraphrase Maverick when Slider asked him if he crashed and burned, “Hey Hollywood executives, you stink”.
That’s because Variety are reporting that Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 classic, has been pushed back just shy of a whole year, from July 2019 to June 2020.
We’re not sure if the ego of the producers is writing checks their bodies can’t cash, but there appears to be a legitimate reason.
A spokesperson for Paramount Pictures is quoted in the report as saying that the extra 11 months will give the filmmakers more time to work out the logistics of showing fighter jets with new tech.
Truth be told, after waiting for over 30 years to get a sequel, our need for speed will never be diminished and we’re excited by the most recent casting decisions.
Miles Teller is a solid choice to play Goose’s son and Jennifer Connelly is a really good leading actress to star alongside Cruise.
Jon Hamm and Ed Harris have also been added to the cast and the return of Val Kilmer’s Tom “Iceman” Kazansky has given us that loving feeling.
Despite this slight delay, any story can be improved by 137% with the addition of this absolute belter. Let’s turn and burn!
26 June, 2020, people. 26 June, 2020.
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