' Top Gun 3 ' continues to move forward, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer says the screenplay is close. After years of speculation about when the sequel would truly gain momentum, the latest comments suggest progress is steady. The creative team is now waiting for pages, with the project inching ahead as one of the studio’s top priorities following the record-breaking response to the last film.



'Top Gun 3’ script updateSpeaking to Entertainment Tonight, Bruckheimer was asked whether 'Top Gun 3' or 'Pirates of the Caribbean' 6 would reach the screen first. He gave a cautious but upbeat answer. “I think it's a horse race between the two of them, so we'll see. Right now, Top Gun is a hair ahead, but that's it. We're expecting a script shortly.”