Seeing as how the remarkably badassed F-14 Tomcat has been retired (
), that only leaves the Hornet as the only USN aircraft to fill the role. As great as the F-18 is, it just doesn't exude the sexiness and power like the 'Cat' did.
Furthermore, the nimble A-4 Skyhawk is also retired. The 'Hawk' played the role of nemesis for training F-14 pilots. What aircraft takes it's role?
I'm interested to see what aircraft take to the screen if this ever gets off the ground.