Top Gun's Jack Epps Jr.
A chat with the man who wrote the movie.
That's a very good question. When I was researching the movie, back in '82, we asked the pilots, and they kept talking about the North Koreans a lot. I think that might be who we would go up against.
The greatest fighter pilots in the world today would be England, Israel, probably China and probably North Korea. Those would be the top pilots.
That's an interesting one... Wait, is this a remake, or is this Maverick II, going to where he is now?
I would basically like to take the story and move it forward. That's what gaming allows you to do - we can take it, examine it and keep exploring it.
You'd probably want the movie to involve Tom. But we've got to have a young guy, right? So there's room for Zac.
Yep.
My daughter would agree with you.
Haha! I think Quentin Tarantino did a great rant about that in one of his films which was really funny. What the hey.
No. Tony Scott really addresses the visual style on the commemorative Top Gun DVD, where he talks about his influences. So it's more about the visual influences.
No. We did write that these guys compete on the ground, in the air, they compete everywhere. So it's about that competitive effect.
But then you have a director who comes along and puts his stylistic look onto it, and that's what part of it is about. The story is about the highest level of competition, truly, and that's how we wrote it.
I love it! That's great. I'd love to see a picture.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Top Gun is available now via PlayStation Network, priced at £7.99.