Last week we brought you word that Paramount had offered Tony Scott the chance to helm a sequel to his iconic 1986 film (an offer that Scott has since publicly accepted), and that ‘Usual Suspects’ scribe Christopher McQuarrie would be tasked with writing the script. It was reported at the time that Tom Cruise would reprise his performance as ace pilot Maverick, but that the role would be dramatically reduced this time around, if not in a completely obvious fashion. Well, it turns out that “Supporting Role” simply isn’t in the movie star’s vocabulary (‘Magnolia’ doesn’t count because that movie supported him, and ‘Lions for Lambs’ doesn’t count because I’m pretty sure you just made it up). McQuarrie — in an effort to set the record straight — clarified matters via an e-mail to Vulture this afternoon that, “There is no ‘Top Gun 2’ in which Maverick is not the starring role.”

Did anyone really think that someone with the Star POWER of TOM CRUISE would settle for a ‘minor role’? psh!

via The Moviefone Blog.

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