Tron: Legacy Director Reportedly Eyed for Top Gun 2

No offer has been made yet.

By Alex Gilyadov

Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski is reportedly the frontrunner to helm Top Gun 2.

Variety reports Kosinski is the number one directorial choice for Paramount and Skydance Pictures, and while no offer has been made yet, one is believed to be imminent.

Kosinski previously worked with Top Gun star Tom Cruise on the 2013 sci-fi film Oblivion, and Cruise has reportedly been keen on working with Kosinski again. He was close to starring as car designer Carroll Shelby in Kosinski's racing film Go Like Hell before the film was canned.

While promoting The Mummy, Cruise confirmed Top Gun 2 is "definitely happening" and will begin filming sometime next year.

Top Gun 2 has been rumored for years. In 2014, producer Jerry Bruckheimer said the sequel would revolve around drone usage. Producer David Ellison built upon that idea in 2015, saying Top Gun 2 would explore "the end of an era of dogfighting."

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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