'Top Gun 2' was once a high priority at Paramount with Tom Cruise and director Tony Scott all set to return - some 25 years later - to classic 80s hit. A script was written and the studio head even said he expected that 'Top Gun 2' would happen before 'Mission: Impossible 5' but now that plans look to have come screeching to a halt and 'Top Gun 2' is grounded for good.
It seems that Paramount feels the need… The need for speed. (Come on, like we weren’t going there.) In a recent interview president Adam Goodman gave up the goods on several new projects, including the long-gestating ‘Top Gun‘ sequel.