'Top Gun' Next in Unwanted Sequel Queue?

The '80s revival craze is in full swing, and Hollywood is strangling away the last of your once fond memories with the legs of your acid washed jeans. Harrison Ford got another turn at Indiana Jones; Stallone reminded us that Rocky and Rambo both were of interest at one time; but what about Tom Cruise? With no two-decade-old franchise roles, will he be the only big star left in the dark, to finally experience the blackness of the tomb where he keeps his bride? Of course not. They'll just make a Top Gun sequel:

A script outline has been written, but the sequel depends on Cruise, 46, saying yes.

An insider said: "The idea is Maverick is at the Top Gun school as an instructor — and this time it is he who has to deal with a cocky new female pilot."

Oh how the tables have turned, T.C.! Now you have to deal with a young female hotshot! It's like The Next Karate Kid, but more so! I just wonder how a female lead will affect all Top Gun's uncomfortably blatant gay undertones. But I guess Cruise has managed to maintain them through a marriage, so another two hours shouldn't be a problem.

Tom has a shot at a second Gun [The Sun] (Thanks, Adam)