Miles Teller to star in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ remake

Miles Teller returns to the armed forces.

The actor, who flew alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverickhas signed on to star in Paramount’s update of its 1982 romantic drama, An officer and a gentleman.

Temple Hill produces. Dana Fox, who made a name for herself writing romantic comedies such as The wedding date And 27 dresses in August, wrote the most recent version of the remake. Matt Johnson wrote the original version.

The original film centered on a troubled young man, played by Richard Gere, who enters aviation officer candidate school. There, he finds himself caught in the headwinds of life’s paths, which include a romance with a girl from the wrong side of the tracks played by Debra Winger and the tutelage of a strict Marine sergeant, played by Louis Gossett Jr. Taylor Hackford directed the film. picture.

The film proved to be a huge success when it was released in 1982, grossing over $130 million at the domestic box office, the equivalent of approximately $420 million today. It also earned six Academy Award nominations, including two: one for Best Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”) and one for Best Supporting Actor, which went to Gossett.

Teller, repped by CAA, last starred in Netflix’s futuristic drama Spider head opposite Chris Hemsworth. Before that, he represented Godfather producer Al Ruddy in The offerthe Paramount+ drama which recounted the making of a landmark film The Godfather. He also starred as Rooster, the son of the pilot played by Anthony Edwards in the original, opposite Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. The film grossed nearly $1.5 billion in 2022. Given this success, Paramount Cinema co-presidents Daria Cercek and Mike Ireland were eager to return to Teller’s business.

He then starred with Anya Taylor-Joy in The throatsa romantic action thriller directed by Scott Derrickson coming to Apple+ later this year.