Suicide Complicates ‘Top Gun’ Project
NY Times
Tony Scott is gone, but his blockbuster film “Top Gun” may yet provide him with one of his bigger movie moments.
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The director Tony Scott, left, with Tom Cruise in 1986, the year “Top Gun” was released.
Since Mr. Scott committed suicide on Aug. 19, executives at Paramount Pictures have been quietly debating what to do with a 3-D version of “Top Gun,” the 1986 film that was directed by Mr. Scott and featured Tom Cruise as the Navy fighter pilot Maverick, a role that made him an international superstar.
