The major hit movie Top Gun was released in 1986.The film was based on a true story about fighter pilots in training and was published in a magazine three years earlier.Paramount Pictures bought the rights to the story written by Ehud Yonay and made the film to great success.Now, the wife and son of Yonay are suing Paramount about its new movie, Top Gun: Maverick.Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay brought the legal action to a California federal court Monday.They say that they control the rights to Ehud's story and that they became its owners again on January 24, 2020.The lawsuit accuses Paramount of releasing the new film without the rights to do so legally.A spokesperson for Paramount Pictures said in a statement that the claims are without standing.Yonay's story centered on "Yogi" and his friend "Possum" as they train to become pilots for the United States Navy.It was published in the May 1983 issue of California magazine.Soon after, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights to the piece.Top Gun was released in 1986 and went on to become the top-selling film of the year.
