Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer's reunion in Top Gun 2 is 'too cheap': Quentin Tarantino
2 years, 5 months ago

Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer's reunion in Top Gun 2 is 'too cheap': Quentin Tarantino

Hindustan Times  

Director Quentin Tarantino has become the latest high-profile fan of Tom Cruise’s blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. In a recent interview, the celebrated filmmaker praised the film but also criticized one particular scene from it, calling it “almost too cheap”. Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to Tom’s 1986 cult classic Top Gun and sees the actor reprise his iconic role of Naval aviator Pete Mitchell. Appearing on CinemaBlend's ReelBlend podcast, Quentin Tarantino said he found that reunion "almost too cheap."

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'Top Gun' impact: Tom Cruise honoured by US Navy for supporting military pride
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

'Top Gun' impact: Tom Cruise honoured by US Navy for supporting military pride

India Today  

The world’s most famous fictional, Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. On Tuesday, Tom Cruise was awarded the US Navy’s top civilian honor for his “Outstanding Contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films. And I see that in the servicemen and women.” “Top Gun,” the smash hit 1986 movie about Cold …

‘Top Gun’ star Tom Cruise becomes a military hero in real life
3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Top Gun’ star Tom Cruise becomes a military hero in real life

CNN  

CNN — After years of playing military heroes on screen, Tom Cruise is now one in real life. The “Top Gun” star was honored with the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award during a ceremony in London on Tuesday, which recognized Cruise’s contribution and dedication to the US Navy through his film work. Secretary of the Navy Carlos …

Tom Cruise was ‘stressed and afraid’ at Cannes Film Festival
1 month ago

Tom Cruise was ‘stressed and afraid’ at Cannes Film Festival

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tom Cruise was “stressed and afraid” when debuting the 2022 thriller …

Manny Jacinto On His Lines Getting Cut From Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick: 'It Wasn't Shocking'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Manny Jacinto On His Lines Getting Cut From Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick: 'It Wasn't Shocking'

News 18  

Manny Jacinto, best known for his roles in The Good Place and Nine Perfect Strangers, is currently garnering attention as Qimir in Star Wars series The Acolyte. Before joining the Star Wars universe, Jacinto had a brief appearance in Tom Cruise’ Top Gun: Maverick as LT Billy “Fritz” Avalone. Fortunately, it still was a great experience, you get to see …

Glen Powell said no to 'Top Gun,' so Tom Cruise rewrote role for him
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Glen Powell said no to 'Top Gun,' so Tom Cruise rewrote role for him

LA Times  

Glen Powell was passed over for the roles of Captain America and a youthful Han Solo before his big break in “Top Gun: Maverick.” Before Glen Powell was Hollywood’s most in-demand leading man, he spent years losing out on major roles. The “Hit Man” star lost on blockbuster roles including Captain America and Han Solo in “Solo,” in addition to …

Glen Powell says Tom Cruise delaying Top Gun: Maverick for two years nearly left him broke as he promotes Hit Man
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Glen Powell says Tom Cruise delaying Top Gun: Maverick for two years nearly left him broke as he promotes Hit Man

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Actor Glen Powell has revealed that Tom …

Top Gun: Maverick actor thanks Lewis Hamilton for ‘the assist’ after landing role he dropped
9 months, 1 week ago

Top Gun: Maverick actor thanks Lewis Hamilton for ‘the assist’ after landing role he dropped

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Top Gun: Maverick actor Danny Ramirez has …

Lewis Hamilton says he ‘regrets’ sacrificing Top Gun: Maverick role for F1 title chase
9 months, 1 week ago

Lewis Hamilton says he ‘regrets’ sacrificing Top Gun: Maverick role for F1 title chase

The Independent  

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‘Top Gun’ actor Barry Tubb sues Paramount over use of his likeness in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Top Gun’ actor Barry Tubb sues Paramount over use of his likeness in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

LA Times  

Barry Tubb, an actor in the original “Top Gun,” says he did not authorize Paramount to use his likeness in the 2022 sequel “Top Gun: Maverick.” Barry Tubb feels the need — the need to plead. Tubb, who played naval aviator Henry “Wolfman” Ruth in the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun,” is suing Paramount Pictures for its unauthorized use of his …

Before Fighter's release, aerial action films you can watch: Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick, Ben Affleck's Pearl Harbor
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Before Fighter's release, aerial action films you can watch: Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick, Ben Affleck's Pearl Harbor

Hindustan Times  

Fighter, which marks Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan's first collaboration, will be released worldwide on Thursday, a day ahead of Republic Day. Pearl Harbor The American war film directed by Michael Bay features Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding Jr, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feore, and Alec Baldwin. Top Gun Directed by Tony Scott, it stars Tom …

Tom Cruise will return as Maverick in Top Gun 3
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tom Cruise will return as Maverick in Top Gun 3

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tom Cruise looks set to reprise his role as Pete “Maverick” …

Top Gun 3: Release date, cast, plot secrets teased for Tom Cruise's Paramount production
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Top Gun 3: Release date, cast, plot secrets teased for Tom Cruise's Paramount production

Hindustan Times  

Three decades after igniting the silver screen with his need for speed, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is ready to trade his leather jacket for a new set of flight wings once more. Will Tom Cruise star in Top Gun 3 amid Warner Bros deal? Top Gun 3 release date expectation While Paramount Pictures keeps release details under wraps, whispers of scorching …

Timothee Chalamet reveals Tom Cruise sent him ‘most wonderfully inspiring email’ after Dune. Here's what he said
1 year, 2 months ago

Timothee Chalamet reveals Tom Cruise sent him ‘most wonderfully inspiring email’ after Dune. Here's what he said

Hindustan Times  

Tom's email to Tim Timothee recalled that Tom sent him “the most wonderfully inspiring” email after meeting him post the wrap of Dune: Part One. Tim watched Top Gun 8 times In the same interview, Timothee revealed that he's a huge fan of Tom. Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski, is the sequel to Tony Scott's 1986 blockbuster, which …

Tom Cruise poses for a backstage snap beside glamorous Kate Hudson and Cate Blanchett
1 year, 10 months ago

Tom Cruise poses for a backstage snap beside glamorous Kate Hudson and Cate Blanchett

Daily Mail  

Tom Cruise appeared in great spirits on Saturday evening as he posed backstage beside Kate Hudson and Cate Blanchett at the 2023 Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, California. Glamorous: Tom Cruise appeared in great spirits on Saturday evening as he posed backstage beside Kate Hudson and Cate Blanchett at the 2023 Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, California The …

Tom Cruise was ‘crying’ during reunion with Val Kilmer on Top Gun: Maverick
1 year, 10 months ago

Tom Cruise was ‘crying’ during reunion with Val Kilmer on Top Gun: Maverick

The Independent  

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ALISON BOSHOFF: Tom Cruise set to snub Baftas after Top Gun: Maverick was left off Best Film ballot
1 year, 10 months ago

ALISON BOSHOFF: Tom Cruise set to snub Baftas after Top Gun: Maverick was left off Best Film ballot

Daily Mail  

We all know what an Anglophile Tom Cruise is — and who can forget how assiduously he courted Prince William and Kate, who shone at the UK premiere of Top Gun: Maverick. In what some are seeing as a pointed snub, actor Cruise, Top Gun producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Cruise's producing partner and best friend Chris McQuarrie are going to …

Steven Spielberg tells Tom Cruise he ‘saved Hollywood’s ass’ in viral clip from Oscars luncheon
1 year, 10 months ago

Steven Spielberg tells Tom Cruise he ‘saved Hollywood’s ass’ in viral clip from Oscars luncheon

The Independent  

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Top Gun: Maverick named best film of 2022 by Rotten Tomatoes
1 year, 11 months ago

Top Gun: Maverick named best film of 2022 by Rotten Tomatoes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Top Gun: Maverick has been named the best film of 2022 …

Highest grossing Hollywood movies at box office 2022: Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick lands 1st | LIST
2 years ago

Highest grossing Hollywood movies at box office 2022: Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick lands 1st | LIST

India TV News  

Image Source : IndiaTV 1/9 Tom Cruise ruled the box office in 2022. His two Mission Impossible films are lined up and the anticipation surrounding them is huge Image Source : Twitter 2/9 Top Gun Maverick ruled the box office in 2022 and earned USD 1.49 billion worldwide. Tom Cruise emerged as the most-loved moviestar of the year Image Source …

Paramount+ releases three-hour loop of Top Gun: Maverick beach football scene starring Miles Teller
2 years ago

Paramount+ releases three-hour loop of Top Gun: Maverick beach football scene starring Miles Teller

Daily Mail  

In promotion of the release of Top Gun: Maverick on Paramount+, the streaming service has released a three-hour loop of a steamy beach football sequence in the hit sequel. The latest: In promotion of the release of Top Gun: Maverick on Paramount+, the streaming service has released a three-hour loop of a steamy beach football sequence in the hit sequel, …

Quiz: Will you be voting for ‘Top Gun: Maverick” for best picture?
2 years ago

Quiz: Will you be voting for ‘Top Gun: Maverick” for best picture?

LA Times  

Tom Cruise could be riding into the awards season. “Top Gun: Maverick” has grossed nearly $1.5 billion at the global box office since opening in May. You know it’ll be a good movie when you see this credit: Tom Cruise Terrence Malick “Made in cooperation with the Department of Defense” 10. Number of times you cried during “Top Gun: Maverick”: …

Tom Cruise flies high into the awards zone
2 years ago

Tom Cruise flies high into the awards zone

LA Times  

After 20-odd years, will Tom Cruise make it back into the Oscar conversation. The critical and financial success of “Top Gun: Maverick” has returned Tom Cruise, 60, to Oscar contention after some time away. A look at Cruise’s past nominations, snubs and re-entry into the awards picture: 3 Cruise’s past Oscar nominations — lead for “Born on the Fourth of …

Tom Cruise showcases daredevil side as he jumps out of airplane
2 years ago

Tom Cruise showcases daredevil side as he jumps out of airplane

Daily Mail  

Tom Cruise showed off his daredevil side in a clip he posted to Twitter Sunday, thanking fans for their support for Top Gun: Maverick while filming a skydiving sequence for the upcoming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. The latest: Tom Cruise, 60, showed off his daredevil side in a clip he posted to Twitter Sunday, thanking fans for their support …

Tom Cruise lands Best Actor nomination from Critics Choice after he was snubbed by Golden Globes
2 years ago

Tom Cruise lands Best Actor nomination from Critics Choice after he was snubbed by Golden Globes

Daily Mail  

Tom Cruise has been nominated in the Best Actor category for the Critics Choice Awards just days after being snubbed by the Golden Globes. On top: Tom Cruise has been nominated in the Best Actor category for the Critics Choice Awards just days after being snubbed by the Golden Globes Top Gun: Maverick will also be up for top honor …

How Top Gun: Maverick shocked the world
2 years, 1 month ago

How Top Gun: Maverick shocked the world

BBC  

How Top Gun: Maverick shocked the world Paramount Pictures/Alamy No-one expected much from the Top Gun sequel – and so its soaring global success came as a complete surprise. This year's international box-office champion was Top Gun: Maverick, a Tom Cruise vehicle that featured real people in real planes – and has so far raked in almost £1.25 billion worldwide. …

Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick blockbuster sequel is headed to stream on Paramount+
2 years, 1 month ago

Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick blockbuster sequel is headed to stream on Paramount+

Daily Mail  

Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick, the highest-grossing film of 2022, will be streaming on Paramount+ beginning on December 22. Streaming for the holidays: Paramount+ will be streaming Top Gun: Maverick, the highest grossing film of 2022, on December 22 The amazing cast includes: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Ed Harris and …

How cinematography, editing fly ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ into the danger zone
2 years, 2 months ago

How cinematography, editing fly ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ into the danger zone

LA Times  

Tom Cruise plays Capt. “It was a real surreal moment,” says the “Life of Pi” Oscar winner, who’s collaborated with Kosinski on all of his features to date including the 2013 sci-fi thriller “Oblivion” that also starred Tom Cruise. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in “Top Gun: Maverick.” The mantra paid off, especially for the climactic mission “requiring nothing less than two …

Why the Oscars are primed to go Mach 10 with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
2 years, 2 months ago

Why the Oscars are primed to go Mach 10 with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

LA Times  

Über-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has a long résumé — box office billions from franchises like the “Pirates of Caribbean” and “Bad Boys” movies, several hundred “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” episodes and enough cinematic explosions to have inflicted hearing damage on generations of audiences. Maybe you remember a little movie titled “Top Gun: Maverick.” Came out in May, made around $1.5 billion …

Tom Cruise starrer 'Top Gun: Maverick' becomes 5th highest grossing movie ever in North America
2 years, 4 months ago

Tom Cruise starrer 'Top Gun: Maverick' becomes 5th highest grossing movie ever in North America

India TV News  

Tom Cruise-starrer 'Top Gun: Maverick' has crossed $700 million in North America, becoming one of six movies to ever surpass that milestone at the domestic box office. After 15 weeks of release, the sequel to Tom Cruise's 1986 blockbuster has overtaken Marvel's behemoth 'Black Panther' as the fifth-highest grossing movie in domestic box office history. In North America, the next …

Top Gun Maverick on Amazon Prime Video: How to watch Tom Cruise's highest grossing film of all time online?
2 years, 4 months ago

Top Gun Maverick on Amazon Prime Video: How to watch Tom Cruise's highest grossing film of all time online?

India TV News  

Top Gun: Maverick is now available to watch online on OTT in India. Top Gun: Maverick releases on Amazon Prime Video On August 24, Top Gun: Maverick hit OTT in India. Top Gun: Maverick movie details Earlier this year in May, Top Gun: Maverick was premiered at Cannes Film Festival to a thunderous response. The official logline of Top Gun …

Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick surpasses Avengers: Infinity War as sixth highest-grossing movie ever in US
2 years, 4 months ago

Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick surpasses Avengers: Infinity War as sixth highest-grossing movie ever in US

Hindustan Times  

Tom Cruise-starrer Top Gun: Maverick was released earlier this year in May and received great response from the public. Top Gun: Maverick has also surpassed Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War's box office collection. According to Variety, Top Gun: Maverick has collected over $679 million in North America, overtaking Infinity War which made $678 million at the box office. Globally, Top Gun: …

Top Gun: Maverick on OTT platform: Release date, where to watch, cast and plot
2 years, 4 months ago

Top Gun: Maverick on OTT platform: Release date, where to watch, cast and plot

India Today  

Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise, has carved out a significant space for itself in theatres throughout the world this year. On May 27, 2022, during Memorial Day Weekend, Top Gun: Maverick was released, and it immediately became a huge success at the box office. TOP GUN: MAVERICK ON OTT: RELEASE DATE, WHERE TO WATCH On August 24, the movie …

Tom Cruise is Hollywood's highest earning actor earning over $100M for Top Gun: Maverick
2 years, 5 months ago

Tom Cruise is Hollywood's highest earning actor earning over $100M for Top Gun: Maverick

Daily Mail  

He's been at the top of the Hollywood movie industry for more than four decades. And thanks to his latest blockbuster release Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise is officially the highest earning film star, Variety reported on Wednesday. Top of his game: Tom Cruise is Hollywood's highest earning actor making more than $100 million for his blockbuster movie Top Gun: …

Tom Cruise has had ‘some conversations’ about Top Gun 3, reveals Miles Teller
2 years, 6 months ago

Tom Cruise has had ‘some conversations’ about Top Gun 3, reveals Miles Teller

Hindustan Times  

Tom Cruise’s latest release Top Gun: Maverick has been the most successful film of his career. Top Gun: Maverick sees Tom reprise his iconic role of naval aviator Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, which audiences first saw in his 1986 cult classic Top Gun. In a recent interview with ET Online, Miles was asked about plans for a potential Top Gun 3 …

Top Gun Maverick Box Office Collection: Tom Cruise's film races past USD 1 billion, a first for Hollywood star
2 years, 6 months ago

Top Gun Maverick Box Office Collection: Tom Cruise's film races past USD 1 billion, a first for Hollywood star

India TV News  

Top Gun Maverick Box Office Collection: The jet engines of Tom Cruise's charm and the nostalgia quotient seem to be working at full blast as Hollywood's recent release 'Top Gun: Maverick' soars past USD 1 Billion at the worldwide box office. 'Top Gun: Maverick' has surpassed USD 1 billion worldwide, becoming only the second pandemic-era film to achieve this landmark …

Top Gun: Maverick - Val Kilmer shares moving message following cameo alongside Tom Cruise in sequel
2 years, 6 months ago

Top Gun: Maverick - Val Kilmer shares moving message following cameo alongside Tom Cruise in sequel

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Val Kilmer has shared a poignant message following his brief cameo …

Val Kilmer explains his ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ return and ‘authentic friendship’ with Tom Cruise
2 years, 6 months ago

Val Kilmer explains his ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ return and ‘authentic friendship’ with Tom Cruise

LA Times  

The Iceman cometh again, this time as a friend. And as Val Kilmer tells The Times, “I can’t believe how kind the whole world has been.. It’s very humbling.” The box-office standout of the summer season so far, “Top Gun: Maverick” has already become Tom Cruise’s biggest domestic grosser and blown audiences away with its aerial action sequences. — Joseph …

Top Gun: Maverick scores $86 million in massive second weekend
2 years, 7 months ago

Top Gun: Maverick scores $86 million in massive second weekend

Live Mint  

Top Gun: Maverick has the box office sizzling. In its second weekend of release, Tom Cruise's all-American action film collected a sensational $86 million from 4,751 North American theaters. Thanks to positive word of mouth, rapturous reviews and premium screens, ticket sales for Top Gun: Maverick dropped only 32% from its $160 million debut over the long Memorial Day holiday …

‘Top Gun’ stays aloft with $86M in its 2nd weekend
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Top Gun’ stays aloft with $86M in its 2nd weekend

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The high-flying “Top Gun: Maverick” continued to soar in its second weekend, dropping just 32% from its opening with $86 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Top Gun: Maverick” debuted with $124 million last weekend, scoring Cruise’s biggest opening yet. Riding stellar word of mouth, terrific reviews and a global promotional tour, “Top Gun: …

‘He has an iron stomach’: Meet the man who put Tom Cruise in the sky for Top Gun 2
2 years, 7 months ago

‘He has an iron stomach’: Meet the man who put Tom Cruise in the sky for Top Gun 2

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to LaRosa, Cruise told them: “We’re making a sequel to …

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is Cruise’s biggest domestic box office success. It’s only Week 2
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is Cruise’s biggest domestic box office success. It’s only Week 2

LA Times  

In its sophomore outing at the box office, “Top Gun: Maverick” has already become Tom Cruise’s highest-grossing domestic release of his career. Prior to this, Cruise’s biggest domestic box office success was “War of the Worlds,” which amassed $234.3 million in 2005. The veteran movie star’s domestic box-office breakthrough comes a week after “Top Gun: Maverick” opened to a massive …

How ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ made those groundbreaking aerial scenes soar
2 years, 7 months ago

How ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ made those groundbreaking aerial scenes soar

LA Times  

Before filming “Top Gun: Maverick,” with actors taking real G-forces in Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets sporting Imax-grade cameras, cinematographer Claudio Miranda pulled a Tom Cruise and climbed into the cockpit himself. So I’d have to look 50 miles where they’re going and know the terrain, how deep they’re going to go, and then set the exposure and hope …

Top Gun Maverick Box Office: Tom Cruise's film to create history; races to become his biggest domestic earner
2 years, 7 months ago

Top Gun Maverick Box Office: Tom Cruise's film to create history; races to become his biggest domestic earner

India TV News  

Top Gun Maverick Box Office Collection: Tom Cruise film has been able to shatter several records at the box office worldwide. From becoming the top opener breaking records of Johnny Depp's 2007 actioner Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to giving the actor his best opening weekend in his three-decade-long career, Top Gun Maverick has proved to be a …

‘Top Gun: Maverick’: Can summer movies beat its box office?
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Top Gun: Maverick’: Can summer movies beat its box office?

LA Times  

The success of “Top Gun: Maverick” has lifted hopes for a robust summer box office, after the long-awaited sequel generated $160 million in North American ticket sales over its Memorial Day weekend premiere. The prayer among theater owners and studio executives is that the enthusiasm about “Top Gun: Maverick,” from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media, will spur momentum for a …

Top Gun: Maverick analyzed by a military expert.
2 years, 7 months ago

Top Gun: Maverick analyzed by a military expert.

Slate  

Top Gun: Maverick is everything the critics say it is—entertaining, thrilling, a paean to individual courage, and, in a couple of spots, genuinely moving. The plan is impossibly complex: They have to fly F/A-18 planes from an aircraft carrier into enemy airspace, coming in very fast and very low to evade air defense radar, then swoop up over the mountain’s …

Top Gun: Maverick’s Val Kilmer scene has a deeper subtext for Tom Cruise.
2 years, 7 months ago

Top Gun: Maverick’s Val Kilmer scene has a deeper subtext for Tom Cruise.

Slate  

Top Gun: Maverick is cagey about who the unnamed “enemy” its fighter pilots are training to attack might be, but perhaps that’s because, as Tom Cruise’s character explains to his hotshot pupils, “Our greatest enemy is time.” Delayed by the pandemic to land in the year of Cruise’s 60th birthday, the movie often plays like a purposeful metacommentary on its …

Val Kilmer was thrilled to put health concerns aside to return as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick
2 years, 7 months ago

Val Kilmer was thrilled to put health concerns aside to return as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick

Daily Mail  

Val Kilmer was thrilled for the opportunity to reprise his role as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick. The 62-year-old actor - who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015 - is famous for playing the calm, cool rival to Tom Cruise's Maverick in the original 1986 film. Reunion: Val Kilmer, 62, was thrilled to be part of the cast in …

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 million opening
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 million opening

Associated Press  

Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just flew past a major career milestone. The 59-year-old superstar just got his first $100 million opening weekend with “Top Gun: Maverick.” In its first three days in North American theaters, the long-in-the-works sequel earned an estimated $124 million in ticket sales, Paramount Pictures said Sunday. According to projections and estimates, by Monday’s …

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ soars to $124 million, Tom Cruise’s biggest box office debut
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ soars to $124 million, Tom Cruise’s biggest box office debut

LA Times  

Paramount Pictures’ “Top Gun: Maverick” skyrocketed to first place at the domestic box office this weekend, collecting $124 million. The action flick scored the biggest domestic launch ever for veteran movie star Tom Cruise, who reprised his iconic role from 1986’s “Top Gun.” So far, the highly anticipated follow-up has shattered early box office expectations, which predicted the film would …

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