Hollywood was shocked in August when Tony Scott wook his own life. At the time of his death, it was reported that he had been busy in the days beforehand scouting locations for the planned Top Gun 2. The suicide left that project in limbo, but now the New York Times confirms what many had assumed, which is that Scott’s death has halted plans for Top Gun 2.
However Paramount has also converted the first film to 3D, with the initial plan having been to release that to help increase excitement for a second film. Now executives are uncertain about exactly what to do, as the conversion is completed, but the studio doesn’t want a Top Gun 3D release to seem insensitive or exploitative, but they do want to get it out there. They are reportedly considering a February 2013 release for Top Gun 3D, with an exclusive one-week IMAX window before opening in standard 3D theaters.
The studio, IMAX and Legend3D, the company behind the conversion, refused to comment or confirm the release plan.
I know many of you out there have been hoping that the entire idea of making a sequel to Top Gun would quietly go off and die somewhere, but Tony Scott is still keen on it, Tom Cruise has agreed to consider returning (depending on the script), and now 
While most people in Hollywood were busy tucking into Turkey over the Thanksgiving holiday, it seems some people were working, as Tony Scott (who is admittedly British so doesn’t necessarily feel the need to join the festivities) has added another movie to his ever-growing list of potential projects.