NASA Administrator James Bridenstine Opens About Sending Tom Cruise to Space To Film a Movie

New details about Tom Cruise‘s proposed movie in space are here, thanks to NASA Administrator James Bridenstine, who spoke about it while gearing up for the launch of the SpaceX rocket this weekend.

“People ask me about Tom Cruise all the time now,” James shared during an interview. “The answer is yes, we would love for Tom Cruise to fly to the International Space Station and make a movie. I’m all for that. We’re going to do what we can to make that happen.”

He added that when he was younger, Tom and his movie, Top Gun, was what inspired him to fist become a navy pilot and that led him to his current position at the space agency.

“There was a day when I was in elementary school and I saw Top Gun. From that day, I knew I was going to be a Navy pilot. It’s just the way it was. The goal here [is similar,] and it’s what we’re doing today [with the rocket launch].”

“If we can get Tom Cruise to inspire an elementary kid to join the Navy and be a pilot, why can’t we get Tom Cruise to inspire the next Elon Musk? That’s what we need,” he added. “We need a new generation of many Elon Musks. That’s what we’re doing with our launch [and the film]. It’s all about the next generation.”

Doug Liman is currently attached to direct the movie.

See what NASA said before about teaming up with Elon and Tom for the revolutionary movie.