Paramount didn’t need a wingman to expand the “Top Gun” universe.
A federal appeals court sided with Paramount in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the family of a writer who inspired the 1986 “Top Gun” film.
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Paramount in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Copyright Lawsuit
The Pasadena, Calif., Court ruled that Paramount’s 2022 Oscar-winning movie did not infringe on a 1983 magazine article that inspired the initial film.
(L-R) Erik Davis, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Miles Teller, and Jennifer Connelly attend a special Creative Artists Agency screening in support of Paramount Pictures’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in New York on Nov. 11, 2022. Monica Schipper/Getty Images For Paramount Pictures
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