Miles Teller to Lead a Modern Update of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’
It’ll be a new take on the 1982 romantic drama that starred Richard Gere, Debra Winger and Louis Gossett Jr., and spawned a hit love song that won an Oscar.
(Left) Miles Teller plays Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw in 'Top Gun: Maverick' from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. (Right) Richard Gere and Debra Winger in 'An Officer and a Gentleman'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
Preview:
- Miles Teller will star in a new version of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’.
- The 1982 original was a star-making role for Richard Gere.
- ‘The Lost City’s Dana Fox wrote the script for the new movie.
Top Gun: Maverick’ and it sounds like he’s ready to serve once more.
No, An Officer and a Gentleman’.
An Officer and a Gentleman
What’s the story of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’?
(L to R) Richard Gere and Louis Gossett, Jr. in 'An Officer and a Gentleman.' Photo: Paramount Pictures.
The 1982 original, directed by Taylor Hackford from a script by Douglas Day Stewart, follows Zack Mayo (Gere), a new member of the U.S. Navy and one with a bad attitude.
g up for the Aviation Academy, he endures the strict leadership of Sergeant Emil Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.), who gives Zack a rude awakening in of relating to other people.
Through Foley's guidance –– and an unexpected romance with Paula (Debra Winger), an outsider who hangs around the naval base –– Zack learns some tough lessons and discovers what he truly wants out of life.
A big success at the box office ($129.7 million from a $7.5 million budget), the movie also scored six Jennifer Warnes. The song itself also became a hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and charts in various countries.
Gere and Winger became stars off the back of their performances and the movie is considered a hallmark romantic drama, famous for its final reunion scene between the two lovers.
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Who is working on the new ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’?
(L to R) Richard Gere and Debra Winger in 'An Officer and a Gentleman'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
Paramount, which produced and distributed the original, is looking to make use of another classic piece of IP for this update.
With production company Temple Hill involved, the new ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ has been in the works for a while, with at least one script draft by ‘Dana Fox.
Where else can we see Miles Teller?
Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in 'Michael.' Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur
Teller, who won plaudits for movies including ‘Footloose’.
He has Michael Jackson biopic in which he plays Jackson’s lawyer, John Branca.
As for ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’, with no director in place yet, we’ll have to wait and see when –– or if –– it lands a release date.
Miles Teller plays Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw in 'Top Gun: Maverick' from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Mile Teller Movies and TV Shows:
- 'Rabbit Hole' (2010)
- ‘Footloose' (2011)
- 'Project X' (2012)
- 'The Spectacular Now' (2013)
- '21 & Over' (2013)
- 'Whiplash' (2014)
- 'That Awkward Moment' (2014)
- 'Divergent' (2014)
- 'Insurgent' (2015)
- 'Fantastic Four' (2015)
- 'Allegiant' (2016)
- 'War Dogs' (2016)
- 'Bleed for This' (2016)
- 'Only the Brave' (2017)
- 'Thank You for Your Service' (2017)
- 'Too Old to Die Young' (2019)
- 'Top Gun: Maverick' (2022)
- 'Spiderhead' (2022)
- 'The Offer' (2022)
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