Tony Scott, a well celebrated and well remembered for his famous action films recently passed this past week on August 19, 2012. Some of Scott's most memorable films include Top Gun, The Taking of Pelham 123, Crimson Tide, and his recently released film Prometheus. Scott was well known for his action films having tough alpha-male type heroes, intense action and suspense scenes and his great skills with the actual filming of scenes which made it even more intense of a ride to watch one of Scott's films.
The LA Times brought forth some rather saddening news beyond the famous director's death, his legacy of films could have expanded if it wasn't for his unfortunate passing. Some action movie fans know that one of Scott's greatest remembered films would be Top Gun, after his death it was brought forth that Scott was working on the sequel to this film placed in a modern world of ariel combat and drones. Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions released they had hoped to begin shooting next year and release it into theaters by 2014. Other films Scott had planned on completing are some called "Narco Sub", a film about underwater drug transportation from latin america, and "Lucky Strike" about a DEA agent forced to run missions with a drug dealer. Scott left behind him a legacy of work with he and his brothers, and numerous other figures in the film industry from Steven Speilberg to Stanley Kubrick. Many in the film industry from actors whom he had worked with and directors he created films with were all shocked to have found out about his untimely death.
Tony Scott was one of my most favorite film directors, and his death pulled on me greatly. Scott filmed some of my favorite films I've viewed and that's what originally caught my attention towards this. But the fact that he left behind so much unfinished work began to bother me greatly, especially since he could have had a lot of success with one of his planned films Top Gun. There aren't many directors who can produce a great piece like he had done for decades.
With the recent movie trailer release of Red Dawn(2012), I was hoping Top Gun could have gone along side it to breath new life into the film industry bringing back old favorites for new tastes. As a consumer it dissapoints me that a possibly great remake of a classic will probably never be made. However Tony Scott's legacy is a great inspiration for me as a future filmmaker, his amazing action films set the standard for thrilling and suspenseful action genre films.
Since I've found of this remake of Top Gun, I've been curious about knowing whether paramount will continue his work or will it cease along with the deceased. It seems to me like older directors and producers might want to make remakes of old favorites. Who will follow in his steps and fill the movie screen with films as intense and great as Tony Scott's famous and celebrated films.
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