We have waited decades for the Top Gun sequel, and the movie now looks like it's finally moving ahead.
Top Gun: Maverick will reportedly start shooting this summer, according to Omega Underground, following its official announcement last year.
It comes after Tom Cruise was in line to play the secondary lead male in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, though reports suggest that he didn't land the role because it clashed with filming for Top Gun this summer. The role went to Brad Pitt in the end.
The new Top Gun is set to explore Maverick's role in the modern military, with rumoured director Joseph Kosinski recently explaining how it will relate to the original.
"The Navy is very different now than it was in 1986. Back then, they hadn't been in any war for 15 or 20 years at that point," he said.
"Now, here in 2017, the Navy's been at war for 20 years," he added. "It's just a different world now, so you can't remake the first movie. It has to adapt."
However, he did tease that fans can expect a lot of "appropriate" action, explaining: "I certainly want to recreate the experience of that movie, which gives you a front-seat into the world of naval aviation and what it's like to be in a fighter jet."
Top Gun: Maverick is due to hit cinemas on 12 July, 2019.
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