Summary
Miles Teller is reportedly starring in a remake ofAn Officer and a Gentleman, Richard Gere’s Oscar-winning 1980s romantic drama. Gere made a smoldering team with Debra Winger in director Taylor Hackford’s 1982 hit, about a young would-be Naval officer finding romance while enduring the rigors of Aviation Officer Candidate School. Nominated for sixOscars, the film snagged an award for Louis Gossett Jr. for Best Supporting Actor, also winning Best Original Song for the classic ballad “Up Where We Belong.”
Over forty years after Gere and Winger became one of the most memorable romantic pairs in Hollywood history, Paramount is eyeing a modern-day remake ofAn Officer and a Gentleman, withTop Gun: Maverickstar Teller set for the lead role. Dana Fox (Cruella) wrote the latest script draft (viaDeadline).
An Officer And A Gentleman Casts Teller In A Familiar Role
Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winningWhiplashhelped propel Teller to stardom, and now a decade later, he will play a very similar role in Paramount’s plannedAn Officer and a Gentlemanremake. InWhiplash, Teller portrayed a young aspiring jazz musician being tutored by an uncompromising teacher, played by J.K. Simmons. Unless the script makes major changes to the original, Teller’sOfficer and a Gentlemanrole will see him again playing a man with big aspirations, who must achieve maturity by enduring the tutelage of a demanding mentor, in this case a hard-nosed drill instructor.
Though Gere had the lead in the originalOfficer and a Gentleman, the Oscar nominations went to his co-stars Winger and Gossett Jr., with the latter snagging a trophy. Coincidentally, Teller’sWhiplashco-star Simmons also won an Oscar, and for playing essentially the same role as Gossett. It’s yet to be seen who will play the drill instructor in the remake ofAn Officer and a Gentleman, but a reunion between Teller and Simmons would be interesting, if a little on-the-nose, as a casting choice.
An Officer and a Gentlemangrossed $190 million in 1982
Teller’sWhiplashandTop Gun: Maverickexperiences make him a seemingly solid choice to play the lead inAn Officer and a Gentleman,as his role basically seems like a cross between Andrew Neiman and Rooster. What’s yet to be seen is whether Teller can generate the kind of chemistry with a co-star that Gere enjoyed with Winger in the 1982 original, as they smoldered their way to becoming one of the most memorable on-screen couples of the 1980s.
An Officer And A Gentleman
Cast
A young man enlists in the U.S. Navy, where he enters the demanding Aviation Officer Candidate School to become a pilot. With a tough sergeant pushing him to his limits, the cadet strives to reach his potential and wins the heart of a local factory worker during his tumultuous training.
