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Top Gun:
Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming
Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay
Soundtrack: iTunes • Amazon
In the 2nd part of our discussion of Top Gun, we reveal who we chose to recast the major characters, push for throwing actual cameras on actual jets for the remake, talk about where and when we would set the remake, and wax poetic about our mad love for the Top Gun Soundtrack (and especially Kenny Loggins).
Major Characters:
Goose – originally played by Anthony Edwards
- Our choice for the recast role: James McAvoy
Iceman – originally played by Val Kilmer
- Our choice for the recast role: Chris Evans
Charlie – originally played by Kelly McGillis
- Our choice for the recast role: Carrie-Anne Moss
Maverick – originally played by Tom Cruise
- Our choice for the recast role: Michael Fassbender
Links:
Kenny Loggins – ‘Danger Zone’ music video
Berlin – ‘Take My Breath Away’ music video
Tony Scott – A Moving Target (MUBI.com)
Tony Scott – A Tribute in Trailers (SFBG.com)
Top Gun Sequel Reportedly Falls Apart (CinemaBlend.com)
Top Gun to be released in 3D in 2013 (BBC.co.uk)