The production company behind Top Gun: Maverick might fly to the top of Paramount’s mountain of content. Skydance Media, the production studio owned by Larry Ellison’s son David, is in advanced negotiations to take a significant stake in Paramount Global. The exact nature of the deal has not yet been defined, including whether or not Skydance and its private equity backers RedBird Capital Partners and KKR will take a majority stake. But talks between the two sides are moving quickly, following Skydance and Paramount entering an agreement to engage in exclusive talks last week.