Tom Cruise may be headed back to the danger zone.Paramount has tapped “Top Gun: Maverick” co-writer Ehren Kruger to work on a script for a sequel to the action blockbuster, according to a knowledgeable insider.
The studio is also hoping that “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski will get back into the cockpit for another installment in the series, which would potentially see Cruise’s younger co-stars Miles Tiller and Glen Powell return for more high-altitude excitement.
Discussions about the new script began late last year.
There’s still a few hurdles to cross, with Cruise and company needing to sign off on a final version.
A spokesperson for Paramount declined to comment.The news, which was first reported by Puck, comes days after Cruise announced that he had signed a non-exclusive deal to develop franchises and original movies for Warner Bros., the studio where he made “Interview With the Vampire,…
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