Posted on Jun 1, 2022
Highway to the danger zone passes through the PNW
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The summer movie blockbuster season kicks off May 27 with the release of a sequel to the 1980s hit "Top Gun." And Northwest moviegoers may recognize some familiar Puget Sound scenery in the background.
"Top Gun: Maverick" brings actor Tom Cruise back to his role as the ace Navy fighter pilot.
Cruise reportedly insisted on filming the aerial action in real fighter jets and rejected where possible using computer-generated imagery. So, Paramount Pictures struck a production assistance agreement with the Navy to make it so.
A copy, first obtained by the website The War Zone, shows Cruise and company set up shop at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in March 2019. The Navy leased out the Officers' Club on base for the crew to use for catering, briefings and rehearsals. Cast and crew were allowed to bunk at an on-base inn, which provided privacy.
"Top Gun: Maverick" brings actor Tom Cruise back to his role as the ace Navy fighter pilot.
Cruise reportedly insisted on filming the aerial action in real fighter jets and rejected where possible using computer-generated imagery. So, Paramount Pictures struck a production assistance agreement with the Navy to make it so.
A copy, first obtained by the website The War Zone, shows Cruise and company set up shop at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in March 2019. The Navy leased out the Officers' Club on base for the crew to use for catering, briefings and rehearsals. Cast and crew were allowed to bunk at an on-base inn, which provided privacy.
Highway to the danger zone passes through the PNW
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I watched a Naval Aviator take some scenes apart just to explain that this or that might just land you in the brig and some were even more greivous and could be a corts martial offense. But the movie was amazing and I would rather have those pilots on my side in an air battle or air superiority.
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