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The Best Movie Action Sequences of 2018

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Harrison Abbott on the best movie action sequences of 2018… About a week ago, I wrote an article ranking the Worst Action Sequences of 2018 and the reception to it was contentious to say the least. A few readers apparently emerged from the piece under the impression that I don’t like ‘’fun’’, or that I […]

Tom Cruise reportedly learning to actually fly fighter jets for Top Gun: Maverick

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Despite the fact that cameras have been rolling on Top Gun: Maverick, it was announced back in August that production on the sequel to the 80s action classic would be going on hiatus, with Paramount pushing back the release of the film a year to 2020. At the time, it was reported that the delay […]

Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly recreate iconic Top Gun moment in Top Gun: Maverick set photo

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As filming continues on the long-awaited Top Gun: Maverick, the latest set photos from the sequel to the 1986 action classic show Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly recreating the famous motorcycle scene from the original film, with a Kawasaki Ninja H2 standing in for the GPZ900R and Connelly’s single mother character replacing Kelly McGillis’ Charlie […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie rewriting Top Gun: Maverick for Tom Cruise

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As he prepares to return to the Danger Zone in Top Gun: Maverick, Empire has revealed that Tom Cruise has enlisted his frequent collaborator and Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie to rewrite the screenplay for the sequel to the 80s classic. Top Gun: Maverick will mark the tenth time that Cruise and McQuarrie […]

Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]

Tom Cruise gets back on the motorcycle in Top Gun: Maverick set photos

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Coming off the back of the blockbuster success of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Tom Cruise has dusted off the motorcycle and the aviators as he reprises the role of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell for Top Gun: Maverick, the hotly-anticipated sequel to 1986’s action classic. Incredibly, there’s a 33-year gap between the above photo and the below… https://twitter.com/NineDaves/status/1050010138080411648 […]

Top Gun: Maverick adds The Good Place’s Manny Jacinto

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Another pilot will be suiting up for Top Gun: Maverick. Deadline has reported The Good Place’s Manny Jacinto has joined the film alongside Miles Teller (Whiplash) and the returning Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer. Jacinto is set to play a pilot named Fritz. The anticipated sequel will see Teller as Goose’s grown-up son who follows in his […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout becomes the highest-grossing movie of Tom Cruise’s career

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After a blistering start in China last weekend, Mission: Impossible – Fallout has pushed its global haul to $726.6 million, making it not only the highest-grossing instalment in the spy series, but also the biggest movie of Tom Cruise’s career to date. Fallout has earned $212.1 million domestically (leaving it just a shade behind Mission: […]

Top Gun: Maverick adds Jon Hamm, Ed Harris and Lewis Pullman

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Top Gun: Maverick isn’t done with its castings just yet. After signing on several actors yesterday, Deadline has revealed that Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Ed Harris (Westworld) and Lewis Pullman (Bad Times at the El Royale) have now been added to the star-studded sequel. There is no word on who they will be playing, but they […]

Rumour: Tom Cruise and Mark Wahlberg were wanted for Hal Jordan role in Green Lantern Corps

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DC Films’ planned superhero space epic Green Lantern Corps took a step forward back in June when it was announced that former DC CCO Geoff Johns had signed on to serve as writer and producer on the project, replacing The Dark Knight trilogy and Man of Steel writer David S. Goyer. Whether or not Johns’ […]