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Back in the day, when the likes of Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, and Harrison Ford were ruling Hollywood’s cinematic industry with their outstanding performances, Mel Gibson made sure he was one of the names counted among those A-listers as well. Within a few years of making his professional acting debut through The Sullivans, he earned his breakthrough with Mad Max.

Since then, he went on to score roles among numerous masterpieces, further cementing himself as a household name and establishing his reputation as one of the most admirable actors in the entertainment industry. If anything, in his prime, Gibson pulled off some really iconic wonders as he not only became the recipient of some major awards but also had some epic salary highlights.

Mel Gibson. | Credits: Monster Summer / Pastime Pictures.

While his controversies — including multiple legal issues and controversial statements — had his popularity as an actor cum filmmaker declining considerably in Hollywood,...

Micheal Shannon rejected Star Wars? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Yes, in regards to this offer, Michael Shannon said, “I don’t find them interesting,” Shannon declared, shutting down any galaxy far, far away dreams. Fresh off the post-Force Awakens frenzy, Shannon was reportedly offered a part in the next wave of Star Wars movies.

But unlike most actors who’d leap at hyperspace-level stardom, Shannon kept his feet firmly planted on Earth. “I’m always a bit wary about those giant movies,” he alluded. “They take a lot of time, and I don’t find them very stimulating to work on.”

Ouch. Micheal Shannon wasn’t just wary of time-consuming blockbusters. He was flat-out uninterested in perpetuating what he called “mindless entertainment.” In his words: “The world doesn’t need more mindless entertainment. We’re inundated with it.” For a franchise known for space battles and endless merch, that probably hit like a Death Star laser.

Steven Spielberg Called Tom Cruise ‘Cinema Savior’ After Top Gun: Maverick (Photo Credit – Wikipedia)

2023 Oscars luncheon, Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise lock eyes, and Spielberg goes full throttle. He tells Cruise, “You saved Hollywood’s ass, and you might’ve saved theatrical distribution. Top Gun: Maverick could’ve saved the whole industry!” And honestly? He nailed it. Maverick didn’t just crush the box office—it brought the movie theater buzz back to life.

Cruise pushed Paramount to keep the flick out of streaming’s clutches, waiting for theaters to return. It landed harder than a fighter jet when it finally hit in May 2022. Nearly $1.5 billion worldwide later, it became Cruise’s most prominent film ever.

Spielberg’s praise isn’t just fanboying—it’s facts. Hollywood was on shaky ground post-pandemic, with theaters struggling and studios betting on streaming. Then Maverick came in hot, reminding everyone why the big screen still matters.

Streaming services have taken a giant leap ever since millions of users found their way to Netflix and other platforms. After 2020, people had forgotten the theater experience of watching a movie.

A still from Christopher Nolan’s Tenet | Credits: Syncopy Inc.

Hollywood has seen a lot. While high-budget films failed at the box office and minimalistic movies picked up Oscars, fans were quite shocked when Tom Cruise’s iconic sequel surpassed a brilliant film by Christopher Nolan.

Christopher Nolan and the story of his lowest rated movie

It was 2020 when the world was shut down. Theaters were empty, streets were empty, and nature had begun to take over the world again. Amidst these difficult times, the Covid outbreak began to weaken during the end of 2020.

Tenet is Nolan’s lowest-rated movie till date | Credits: Syncopy Inc.

That’s when Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. Pictures decided to bring back audiences to theaters by releasing Tenet.

Why Did Patrick Stewart Almost Turn Down The Role Of Professor X? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Sir Patrick Stewart almost turned down the role of Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men—and it’s all thanks to Star Trek. In the late ’90s, Stewart was a well-established sci-fi icon, having played Jean-Luc Picard in The Next Generation. But, when Bryan Singer pitched him the role of Professor X for the X-Men movie, Stewart had doubts. His main concern? He didn’t want to be stuck playing two similar roles.

According to Screen Rant, Stewart wondered, “Would the audiences get confused? Would I get confused?” At the time, he avoided the overlap between Picard’s calm, composed leadership and Xavier’s cerebral, authoritative persona. Stewart almost passed on the role, thinking his Star Trek stint was enough sci-fi for one lifetime. But Singer wasn’t having it. He reassured Stewart that the only...

Austin Butler’s Bold Decision To Turn Down Top Gun: Maverick (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Austin Butler wasn’t feeling the need for speed. When he got the opportunity to join Top Gun: Maverick, he opted instead for a trip down Quentin Tarantino’s Hollywood Boulevard. “I don’t want to do that,” Butler said. Big gamble, right? But it paid off big time.

Flashback to 2018: Tom Cruise was already teasing Maverick in May, while Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood started filming later that summer. Both projects were buzzing, but Butler had to choose. He rolled the dice and, well, hit the jackpot.

Fast-forward to today, and it’s safe to say Butler’s Hollywood map didn’t need fighter jets. Tarantino himself couldn’t stop raving about Top Gun: Maverick. “I f—ing love Top Gun: Maverick,” he alluded on the ReelBlend podcast. He called it...

The first trailer for James Gunn’s Superman premiered and showed audiences a preview of the new Man of Steel film set to be released in theaters on July 11, 2025.

Gunn previewed the trailer for the press earlier in the week, saying that the movie was about “kindness” and “a movie about being good.”

“I believe in the goodness of human beings, and I believe that most people in this country despite their ideological beliefs or politics are doing their best to get by and are trying to be good people despite what it might seem like to the other side or what that other side might be, and I think this movie is about that,” Gunn said.

Related: ‘Superman’: James Gunn On Superhero’s “Complicated” Relationship With Krypto; “He’s Not Nearly The Best Dog”

The trailer for the DC Studios film gives audiences a look at Superman and Clark Kent,...

Grifters and con artists might be the shadiest characters on TV, but damn, do we love them.

Whether they’re pulling off elaborate heists, spinning lies so smoothly you’d believe every word, or charming their way out of trouble, these hustlers turn deception into an art form.

They might bend the rules (and occasionally break a few laws), but their wit, charm, and unpredictable antics keep us hooked every time.

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With clever schemes and magnetic personalities, they blur the line between hero and antihero, leaving us wondering if we’d root for them or fall for their cons ourselves.

TV just wouldn’t be the same without these masters of mischief keeping us on our toes.

So, who are the greatest grifters ever to grace the small screen? Let’s find out.

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Jim Rockford from The Rockford Files is the...

Ubisoft has not yet confirmed Far Cry 7. Prior reports indicate that the next game is being developed alongside a Far Cry multiplayer game, currently under development under the codename Maverick, which is an extraction-based shooter. Along with it, there is another title in the franchise that is reported to be in development, codenamed Blackbird, which is going to be the next mainline title.

Far Cry 7 is reportedly in development. | Credit: Ubisoft.

However, no one knows when we will be getting some hints about these two titles, but all we know right now is that their release dates have been pushed back from 2025 to 2026, according to credible reports. This comes after the saddening shutdown of XDefiant, which failed to build a substantial player base. Not only it is pushing the release date, but the upcoming titles might also be pushing away the old Far Cry formulas as well.

Far Cry 7 is...

One of my favourite conspiracy theories involves people questioning whether Tom Cruise has ever actually seen a movie. I mean, I’m sure he has… right? He must have… The man loves movies. All kidding aside, Tom Cruise is always down to support the big-screen experience, and he recently joined the cast of A Complete Unknown at a special screening in London. Check out some pictures from the event below!

A Complete Unknown, only in theaters Christmas Day, in U.K. cinemas January 17th. Get tickets now. #ACompleteUnknown https://t.co/4k6WcfAq9Y pic.twitter.com/VkcKLzjMaC

— Searchlight Pictures (@searchlightpics) December 18, 2024

The screening of A Complete Unknown was also a Top Gun: Maverick reunion, as the Bob Dylan biopic features Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez. She played Lt Natasha “Phoenix” Trace in the Top Gun sequel. Greg Tarzan Davis also showed up for the screening. He played Lt...

Tom Cruise, known for his fictional role playing the world’s most famous Top Gun, has been recognized by the U.S. Navy and awarded its highest civilian honor for “his outstanding contributions to the Navy and Marine Corps.”

During a ceremony in London on Tuesday, the actor was awarded the Distinguished Public Service Award. The navy praised Cruise for increasing “public awareness and appreciation for our highly trained personnel and the sacrifices they make while in uniform” through his work in Top Gun, Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men,...

Miles Teller went the extra mile, for Top Gun: Maverick, turning it into a phenomenal part two that soared past expectations. But with the movie now two years in the rearview mirror, fans are already setting their sights on Top Gun 3.

Tom Cruise and Miles Teller in Top Gun: Maverick Credits: Paramount Pictures

In a recent interview, Teller was as excited as the fans were to talk about all the fun plans for the potential installment. Because, once you’ve had jet fuel pumping through your veins (literally), how do you go back to normal life?

Miles Teller Has Top Gun 3 Updates!

Miles Teller, better known as Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, the son of Anthony Edwards, the unforgettable “Goose” from the ’80s classic, had audiences hooked from his very first scene in Top Gun: Maverick. Now, it seems fans have even more reason to get excited.

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Top Gun: Maverick‘s Miles Teller and Emmy nominee Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) man posts on opposite sides of a gorge in the appropriately titled thriller, The Gorge. Heading to Apple TV+ on Valentine’s Day 2025, The Gorge comes from The Black Phone director Scott Derrickson and The Tomorrow War screenwriter Zach Dean.

Sigourney Weaver also stars, and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Scott Derrickson, C.Robert Cargill, Sherryl Clark, Adam Kolbrenner, Zach Dean, and Gregory Goodman serve as producers. Miles Teller executive produces.

“Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis. “When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them,...

Brad Pitt’s new film Formula 1, stylized as F1, is set to hit the theaters next year. The film is being helmed by Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski. In this film, Kosinski reunites with his Top Gun producer Jerry Bruckheimer and screenwriter Ehren Kruger. The filming took place on real-life racing tracks and racing star Lewis Hamilton serves as a producer on the film.

Damson Idris and Brad Pitt in a still from F1 | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

It was reported that the huge logistics of the film caused the budget to inflate to an insane amount. The story follows a former Formula One driver Sonny Hayes, played by Pitt, who’s brought back to mentor rookie driver Joshua Pearce, played by Damson Idris. The film also stars Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Javier Bardem, and Sarah Niles.

The Budget of Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 – How Much Did the Film’s Production Cost?...

From child actor to Academy Award winner to accomplished director, Jodie Foster has built an impressive career spanning over five decades in Hollywood. Her journey is a testament to both raw talent and business acumen, setting her apart from many of her peers in the entertainment industry. While many child stars struggled to maintain their success into adulthood, Foster not only survived but thrived, building a fortune estimated at $100 million.

Jodie Foster in a still from The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | Credits: Orion Pictures

Her story isn’t just about acting talent – it’s about strategic career moves, smart financial decisions, and an uncanny ability to adapt to the ever-changing entertainment landscape. What makes her success even more remarkable is her ability to maintain a relatively low profile while consistently delivering box-office hits and critically acclaimed performances. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Foster has managed to avoid the typical pitfalls of child stardom,...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind this awards season’s buzziest films continues with Gladiator II, Ridley Scott’s follow-up to his 2001 Best Picture Oscar winner. The sequel, which gets viewers back to ancient Rome with a loaded cast that includes Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and Connie Nielsen, just passed $100 million in domestic box office as it contributed to this past weekend’s lucrative Thanksgiving frame, growing its global gross to $320 million after two weeks in theaters.

Screenwriter David Scarpa reteamed with Scott on Gladiator II after Scarpa wrote and Scott directed 2023’s epic Napoleon. Scarpa and Scott previously teamed for Scott’s Getty kidnapping true-crime drama All the Money in the World in 2017.

The idea for a Gladiator sequel had been mulled since the success of the original, which was penned...

Timothée Chalamet has established himself as one of the most sought-after talents in Hollywood with a string of critically and commercially successful films. As a result, Chalamet is entering the leading man phase of his career, and his upcoming project, the much-awaited Bob Dylan biopic, is arguably the most important project for the young actor.

Timothée Chalamet stars in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (Credit: SearchLight).

During an interview, Chalamet’s co-stars spoke about his approach to playing the iconic singer-songwriter. They revealed Chalamet was using a technique for the movie that has often affected some actors adversely. Chalamet’s technique is the same one Shia Labeouf used for Fury, which went a little too far. Here is what the actors had to say about Chalamet’s work on the upcoming movie.

Timothée Chalamet Revealed His Approach For Bob Dylan Biopic A Complete Unknown

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Movies are a source of entertainment, yet when you add in the concepts of ‘budget’ and ‘money,’ they are rather a gamble to make. In the last few decades, the cost of making films has ballooned, reaching unimaginable levels, especially in franchises and superhero cinema. Given how movies like Godzilla Minus One, made against a meager budget, can still succeed and go on to win an Oscar, these skyrocketing costs really make one wonder if these films are worth the risk.

Brad Pitt in a still from F1 | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

While that is a whole other debate, one film that seems to be taking a risk is Brad Pitt’s F1 movie. Made against an alarming budget that puts it among the most expensive films of all time list, it is a highly ambitious project, but the question remains whether it would even manage to cover its entire...

What Happened To Brad Pitt On F1 Movie Set? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Brad Pitt recently sustained a startling moment on the set of his upcoming F1 film. The 60-year-old actor, fully dressed in racing gear, was seen foundering during the filming of an intense car crash sequence before he ultimately swooned to the ground.

The father of six fell onto a crash mat positioned by the crew after hobbling away from the crash site, and they ensured his safety amid the high-octane scene.

Ojo accidente de Brad Pitt en Las Vegas! El coche medico y el @SafetyCar_ estan en pista. #F1 pic.twitter.com/g1cwv5xWdy

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Starz has announced the movie and TV titles that will be available on the service in December. The Starz December 2024 schedule includes new episodes of Outlander Season 7 Part 2 all month long.

On the film front, Borderlands, Renfield, The Fabelmans, Midas, Polite Society, and several other notable titles will be joining the Starz app this month. This month, the app will feature a special collection, “Franchise Frenzy,” featuring titles from The Bourne series, The Chronicles of Riddick, Blair Witch, Divergent, and Ghostbusters, among others.

To get you through the holidays, Starz has a thrilling week of action-packed titles that are more naughty than nice, including The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Jurassic World Dominion: Extended Version, the Divergent trilogy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Cocaine Bear, and more.

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One of the best aspects of the classic “Top Gun” is the visual style of the movie, which is thanks to legendary filmmaker Tony Scott. Sadly, Scott passed away well before they made “Top Gun: Maverick.” But according to Tony Scott’s famous directing brother, Ridley, the folks behind ‘Maverick’ were interested in keeping it in the family.

Read More: ‘Gladiator II’ Review: Paul Mescal Gives A Mostly Worthy Fight In Sequel That’s Timelier Than It Seems

Speaking in a recent interview with THR, where he talked about his career and the upcoming film, “Gladiator II,” Ridley Scott also talked about an offer he received to direct “Top Gun: Maverick.” According to the filmmaker, they approached him as a potential director of the blockbuster film, but Ridley turned it down because he didn’t want to follow his brother.

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Glen Powell has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most prominent rising stars. After his charismatic performance in Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters, his fans have declared him the next Tom Cruise. In a time when people mostly agree that most movie stars have died out, Powell has made a career that is pretty similar to a movie star. So, if you love Powell’s brilliant performances and charismatic characters, you should check out these 7 best movies starring Glen Powell right now.

7. Anyone But You (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures

Anyone But You is a romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ilana Wolpert. Based on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the 2023 film follows Bea and Ben, who hate each other’s guts despite having a good...

A few days ago, The Hollywood Reporter published a story saying that in addition to developing another "Top Gun" sequel, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is "exploring a follow-up" to "Days of Thunder," the 1990 racing movie he starred in for director Tony Scott. At a glance, you can see how that decision might make sense: 2022's "Top Gun: Maverick," another decades-later sequel to a Cruise-Scott collaboration, was a gigantic box office hit, so naturally Cruise is interested in revisiting his old characters, like NASCAR driver Cole Trickle, to see if there's any more gold to mine from them. Currently, there are no writers, directors, or other stars attached, so this is very much a "Cruise wants to do it" type of story, and there's nothing set in stone quite yet.

But there are a few reasons a "Days of Thunder" sequel may not make a ton of sense in 2025 or beyond.

It's been a big week in Hollywood for very famous men contemplating how they want to make the cars go fast (vroom vroom vroom), as Tom Cruise has reportedly starting musing on the possibility of a sequel to his 1990 "Cars have big engine, go in circle" film Days Of Thunder.

The rise of demand for racing films has grown significantly higher over the past few years and Tom Cruise is reportedly contemplating making a sequel to 1990’s Days of Thunder. It’s a good idea, though, because he was able to bring back the nostalgia of the Top Gun franchise into the fold again.

Credits: Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder / Paramount Pictures

One interesting angle fans can look into this prospect is that he and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman could make history by costarring again in the potential sequel. They notably met and fell in love on the set of Days of Thunder, so seeing them work together again on the big screen would certainly interest the viewers.

Potential Days of Thunder Sequel May Reunite Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman

An insider revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that Tom Cruise is reportedly planning to pick up Days of Thunder again,...

Tom Cruise is looking to make a sequel to another of his action classics, and it’s not one that you’d expect.

The actor is talking to Paramount about a follow-up to his 1990 NASCAR racing film Days of Thunder.

On its surface, the idea seems rather bold. Thunder wasn’t considered a box office hit upon its release (making $157 million globally with a production budget of $60 million), and the film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. But having revived and modernized 1986’s Top Gun with 2022’s blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, the actor believes he can work similar magic with his racing drama (which, like the original Top Gun, was a Paramount film produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott). A Thunder revival has been floated before — Paramount once pitched a reboot of the title as a TV show for Paramount+, an idea that Cruise nixed.

Tom Cruise is the biggest movie star in Hollywood (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Tom Cruise is still Hollywood’s ultimate blockbuster machine, and at 61, he’s proving that age is just a number. Whether pulling off wild bike stunts in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning or going all-in on action sequences with zero safety net, Cruise reminds everyone why he’s the biggest movie star. In a world where CGI dominates, Cruise keeps it old school—willing to risk it all for the real deal. But getting here wasn’t always a smooth ride.

After a five-year break, Cruise came roaring back. Between Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Top Gun: Maverick, he faced personal drama and a few flops. Most stars would’ve disappeared into the background. Not Cruise. He returned with a bang, mingling with the aristocracy and preparing for his biggest hit to date at Cannes. In addition to exceeding forecasts,...

US-based OneTwoThree Media has inked sales on Vardan Tozija’s M following its best film win at UK genre festival Grimmfest.

The film has sold to the US, where it is titled Beyond The Wasteland (Well Go USA), France and French-speaking territories (Condor Distribution), Germany and German-speaking territories (Meteor Film), Latin America (A2 Filmes), Cis (Treblo Media), Australia (Bounty Entertainment), Korea (Jaye Entertainment), Japan (Pflug) and the Philippines (Crystalsky Multimedia).

Set in a near-future world ravaged by a virus, M follows a young man who must journey through this shattered environment amid the remnants of humanity. It debuted at Cinedays...

Tom Cruise’s highest-grossing film happened only because the director was able to convey the emotional core of the film to the actor in 20 minutes. When Joe Kosinski approached Cruise for Top Gun: Maverick, he knew that a sequel wouldn’t be at the top of the mind for the Mission: Impossible actor. However, Kosinski’s pitch impressed Cruise, who immediately greenlit the film.

Tom Cruise in a still from Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun, was in development hell for years. Cruise dismissed the idea of a sequel in the ’90s itself. Tony Scott, the original director, was attached to the project in 2010, as development began at Paramount Pictures. However, Scott’s death in 2012 put the sequel in uncertainty for a long time before Kosinski took it up in 2017.

Tom Cruise Was Convinced For The Top Gun Sequel In...

The British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) longlist for the Raindance Maverick award includes documentaries Witches by Elizabeth Sankey and Strike: An Uncivil War by Daniel Gordon.

The 13-strong longlist also includes Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane’s non-fiction title Grand Theft Hamlet, about a staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet inside the Grand Theft Auto videogame.

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Witches examines the relationship between cinematic portrayals of witches and postpartum depression, utilising archival film footage alongside personal testimony. Having been the sole non-fiction title in the UK’s Great 8 showcase at Cannes this year, the film premiered at Tribeca in June,...

Jodie Foster's career has been famously wild. As a child, she appeared in lightweight Disney films like "Napoleon and Samantha" and "Freaky Friday," while also taking the world by surprise playing an underage sex worker in Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver." Throughout the 1980s, she successfully continued acting as she grew, appearing in films like "Foxes," "The Hotel New Hampshire," and "The Accused," for which she won her first Academy Award. In 1991, Foster won her second Oscar for playing FBI cadet Clarice Starling in Jonathan Demme's bleak serial killer thriller "The Silence of the Lambs," one of the few films to win "The Big Five" Oscars. That same year, Foster made her directorial debut with the child-prodigy drama "Little Man Tate."

From then on, Foster was a Hollywood staple, leading multiple high-profile studio dramas like "Maverick," Robert Zemeckis' "Contact," and "Anna and the King." She also worked with...

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60 years ago this September, Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name stepped on screen for the first time in Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars." It would be a few more years until the low-budget Spaghetti Western made it to America, but the actor's star power and the director's talents were instantly recognizable for early adopters – even if critics took longer to get on board. By the time Leone had released two more Eastwood-led films, rounding out what became known as the Dollars Trilogy, Eastwood's narrowed eyes and steely attitude had become a fundamental image of the movie cowboy.

The Dollars trilogy, which continued with "For A Few Dollars More" and concluded in 1966 with "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," is now celebrated as one of the best on-screen Western sagas of all time. The genre would...

Few films have managed to do what Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick did. Even though Top Gun was released decades before the 2022 film came around, it managed to outshine the original’s success, not only earning an Academy Award nomination but also finding a timeless place in popular culture.

Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in a still from When Harry Met Sally | Credit: Columbia Pictures

One of the main reasons for the project’s success was that it brought back actors who were key players in the 1986 film. With this, one cannot help but wonder why Meg Ryan wasn’t among them, even though it could have done a lot for both, the film, and her professional life.

During an interview, the director of the film, Joseph Kosinski, revealed the reason why some actors from the past weren’t brought back, and the answer is quite unfortunate for Ryan.

Top Gun: Maverick has been a generational eye-opener for the fans and critics, new and old. The Tom Cruise sequel that arrived 36 years down the line was not just an emotional experience for the audience but a thrilling one that allowed them to revisit their memories of watching Maverick, Iceman & Co. finding their way back to each other once more.

Top Gun: Maverick [Credit: Paramount Pictures]

While there was much thought put into the making of the 2022 film, there wasn’t anything left to discuss once Tom Cruise had Paramount green-light the film from his Mission: Impossible set. The story was clear and director Joseph Kosinski had already mapped out the blueprint. The emotional core of the film would stay intact via the characters and the action would elevate the rest of the theatrical experience into an epic one.

Looking back, not only did Top Gun: Maverick help revive the theatrical...

Tony Scott's 1986 navy recruitment film "Top Gun" was released in the middle of the Reagan administration: a time when the American military was being venerated in mainstream pop entertainment and sold as a badass, action-loving fighting force. The sadness and pain of the Vietnam War was being deliberately eschewed in favor of highly varnished machismo, and many movies depicted American soldiers as endlessly capable violence machines. It's how we went from the downbeat and tragic "First Blood" to the chest-pounding jingoism of "Rambo: First Blood Part II" in just three years. "Top Gun" depicted the world's coolest naval jet pilots as they trained to become the best, and took on a mysterious enemy military hailing from an unnamed nation. 

To stress the pilots' coolness, "Top Gun" starred the dazzling movie giant Tom Cruise as Peter "Maverick" Mitchell and the equally dazzling Val Kilmer as his rival, Tom "Iceman" Kazansky.

Glen Powell’s diving headfirst into the dating pool, and rumor has it he’s already set his sights on Wednesday star Jenna Ortega! After all the buzz surrounding his chemistry with Sydney Sweeney, it seems Powell’s ready to leave that behind in the name of true love. If whispers are true, he’s more than willing to swap Hollywood’s newest It-girl for Ortega, who’s been stealing hearts left and right.

Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Could Powell’s next big romance take a spooky, Addams Family-esque twist? Or is this just a classic case of love at first headline? Either way, the Glen-Jenna ship’s got fans ready to pop some popcorn and see where the sparks fly!

Glen Powell Is Eager to Hook Up with Jenna Ortega and Leave Sydney Sweeney Behind! Jenna Ortega as Tara Carpenter in Scream VI | Credits:...

Claudio Miranda, the Oscar-winning cinematographer who is shooting Joseph Kosinski’s Apple Original Film “F1,” worked with Sony Electronics to develop a custom camera to film high-speed shots of Brad Pitt, Damson Idris and additional cast members and stunt drivers on Formula One racetracks.

For his prior collaboration with Kosinski on “Top Gun: Maverick,” Miranda used another new Sony development, the Rialto system, which effectively untethers the body of the camera from the sensor to create a device that could be mounted in small spaces such as aircraft cockpits to capture the feel of being in the aircraft.

To put a camera in a race car with Brad Pitt, who plays Formula One driven Sonny Hayes and was also a producer on the movie, this needed to be even more compact. Miranda tells Variety that on “Maverick,” excepting Tom Cruise, “the actors didn’t fly the aircraft. On Formula One,...

“It’s really not often that you get to see everyone in the same place,” Jason Oppenheim of The Oppenheim Group said Wednesday. “It’s pretty much just The Hollywood Reporter Power Broker Awards that I get to see everyone in one room. That’s really cool. That makes this special.”

Oppenheim was joined by colleague and Selling Sunset co-star Mary Bonnet to present THR‘s fourth annual Power Broker Awards. Neither was apprehensive. Instead, they were thrilled to be able to present awards of merit to friends and associates. “I would say I’m way more nervous at some other award shows,” Oppenheim said. “But I feel comfortable in front of these people. We do deals with them. I see them every day.”

Eclectic brokers, dressed in everything from evening gowns to well-worn jeans, mingled outdoors at the serene and elegant Swan Lake and the Hotel Bel- Air, where the awards ceremony was held.

It was an ordinary day just like any other when iconic actor Jon Hamm received a phone call from his agent. The agent remarked that they wanted him in a Tom Cruise film titled Top Gun: Maverick.

Jon Hamm in a still from Mad Men | Credits: Lionsgate Television

Naturally, Hamm was over the moon upon hearing the news since he had grown up watching the iconic 1986 film Top Gun. He was so excited that he immediately said yes to the film without even reading the script!

When Jon Hamm Received The Phone Call

Hamm didn’t find worldwide fame and love until he was 36 years of age. The actor got the opportunity to star in a show titled Mad Men. The show became Hamm’s breakthrough role as he found himself in bigger and better projects.

Hamm in a still from Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures

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Before "Gilligan's Island," comedian Alan Hale, Jr. had a prolific, decades-long career on stage and screen. He made his stage debut in 1931 at the age 10, began a very busy film career in 1941, and made multiple films a year throughout the 1950s. He played the title characters in both the 1953 adventure series "Biff Baker, U.S.A." and the 1957 Western "Casey Jones." He was a regular visitor of "The Gene Autry Show," and had guest spots in many of the more popular TV shows of the day. He was in "Maverick," "Bonanza," "The Untouchables," "Gunsmoke," and "Rawhide." There was, it seemed, nothing he couldn't do. 

Hale was reported always friendly and affable, and it was his affability that landed him the role of Jonas Grumby, aka The Skipper, on Sherwood Schwartz's 1964 sitcom "Gilligan's Island." The Skipper had to be the outraged, wrathful friend of the bumbling title character, but also...

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Preparations for the biggest film of 2022 were grueling for the entire cast. With strict training imposed by Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and his co-stars flew for months before the filming for Top Gun: Maverick eventually kickstarted. But while in the case of Top Gun 2, the difficulties stemmed from the prolonged period of training, the opposite was the case for Whiplash, which shot him to prominence.

Miles Teller | Credit: Top Gun: Maverick/Paramount

Similar to the film itself, the shooting process for Whiplash was pretty intense, as they had a limited filming window, which took some major toll on the cast and crew, especially Teller.

Miles Teller Was Barely Staying Afloat During Whiplash’s Production Miles Teller | Credit: Whiplash/Sony Pictures Classics

After initially securing $3M funding, thanks to the warm reception to the 18-minute short film that debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Damien Chazelle and co. shot...

Glen Powell garnered widespread appreciation after the success of Top Gun: Maverick. After a streak of playing minor characters, the actor finally got his breakout role as ‘Hangman’. Although the actor auditioned to play ‘Rooster’ in the 2022 blockbuster, it was given to Miles Teller and Tom Cruise offered Hangman to Powell after liking his performance.

Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Top Gun: Maverick was a monumental success for everyone involved. The Joseph Kosinski directorial almost earned $1.5 Billion worldwide and was globally praised for reviving cinema after the pandemic. However, it also proved successful for many young actors who wanted to know more about movies from the A-lister.

Glen Powell learned the importance of good projects from Tom Cruise Tom Cruise in a still from Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Tom Cruise is undoubtedly one of the finest Hollywood stars of this era. The A-lister’s...

The Russo Brothers are making it back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and they picked up Robert Downey Jr. on the way. July ended with a bang after it was revealed that our favorite Rdj would be returning to the superhero universe but as Doctor Doom this time. Of course, the news was met with mixed reactions from fans. While some were elated to have him back, others believed that the Marvel Studios were using the nostalgia card to sell a film.

Doctor Doom | Credits: Marvel Comics

Many are still of the opinion that Marvel should have just cast a different actor in the role, with tons of support for Mads Mikkelsen. Now, it looks like both debate teams might be getting the win, thanks to a new rumor, that states that Robert Downey Jr. will be replaced by another actor after Avengers: Secret Wars.

Is Robert Downey Jr.’s Return Short-lived?...

The film industry is a mine when it comes to talent, but only once in a while do we come come across a rare jewel like no other. And Glen Powell certainly is what we can herald thus and a true ‘Diamond of the season’ so far. A pure definition of how Hollywood’s leading men are supposed to be, Powell’s meteoric rise to fame and success is due to the perfect blend of his classic Hollywood charm-laced personality and stunning visuals.

Glen Powell recently starred in Twisters | Credits: Universal Pictures

However, Powell doesn’t want only his charm or good looks to be the defining factor of his career. Much like his charming and alluring predecessors, the actor wants quality to be the reason why fans watch his projects, a feat that is as rare as the ‘actor’ himself.

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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s turbulent relationship went from swift romance to a devastating divorce, and it’s worth noting that the church of Scientology was very much involved. Following the news of their daughter Suri dropping ‘Cruise’ from her name, the ex-couple’s previous issues came to the surface again.

Credits: Tom Cruise via ABC10 / YouTube

Holmes and Cruise have a notable 16-year age gap, but that didn’t stop them from falling in love with each other since the first day they met in the spring of 2005. After the actor’s divorce from Nicole Kidman, the church of Scientology went on a mission to find him a new wife.

Katie Holmes Coming Late To Her Wedding With Tom Cruise Stressed Everyone

Tom Cruise’s personal life has been an open book, and every single detail of his marriage, however big or small, got magnified and scrutinized by the public.

What are the greatest action movies of all time? It’s a controversial question, isn’t it? Any time any publication or site puts out a new list of what they consider the best action movies of all time, it can’t help but generate a ton of controversy. Nevertheless, we here at JoBlo have decided to throw our hats into the ring with a list we really hope generates some nostalgia among our viewers but also encourages them to seek out the movies on this list that they may not have seen. But first, some may wonder where superhero movies are on this list. Given how broad that genre is, we decided to stick to old-school action, so we have left them off the list, as they deserve their own ranking. There are also a few absences from the list, notably some Jackie Chan Hong Kong films (like Police Story...

With summer nearly over, the fall movie season is almost upon us. It's certainly early but for the time being, things are looking good. September used to be a bit of a dumping ground month for studios, with that post-summer hangover setting in badly. In recent years though, things have changed. It's now become fertile ground for the right movie to break out in a big way. It very much seems like Warner Bros. and director Tim Burton have just such a movie in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." Well over three decades after the original "Beetlejuice" hit theaters, the long-awaited sequel is poised to become a breakout smash hit.

"Beetlejuice 2" is currently looking at an opening in the $81 to $94 million range when it hits theaters next weekend, per Box Office Theory. Warner Bros., for what it's worth, is being a little more conservative, with the studio estimating a debut in the $65 to $75 million range,...

It’s no wonder that Tom Cruise performs risky stunts for his films since he has a background in wrestling. Cruise was looking at a career in the sport when he wrestled for the varsity team at Glen Ridge High School. However, he had to drop that dream due to an injury which worked out well for him in a way.

Tom Cruise performing a bike stunt in Mission: Impossible 7 | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Cruise soon joined the school musical instead, which made him realize his place in the film industry. He left school to pursue acting in New York and started finding gigs soon. Cruise went on to become one of the highest-paid actors in the industry after almost becoming a wrestler.

Tom Cruise Chose Wrestling As His Career Path In High School Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Tom Cruise was...

British-Zimbabwean actress Thandie Newton has captivated viewers with her remarkable performances in projects like Crash, Westworld, and For Colored Girls. Not only this, but the actress has consistently challenged stereotypes with her unwavering commitment to social justice. So, it was only fair when she didn’t shy away from criticizing Tom Cruise for his behavior on the set of Mission: Impossible 2.

Thandie Newton and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2 || Credits: Paramount Pictures

Not just Cruise, but she also blasted former Sony head Amy Pascal, detailing the racism as well as sexist behavior she felt during the casting of Charlie’s Angels. Despite her concerns that she would be canceled after her admissions, the response she received was something she didn’t expect.

Thandie Newton Didn’t Become a Hollywood Outcast After Tom Cruise and Amy Pascal Criticism

In a tell-all interview with Vulture, Thandie Newton made headlines when she...