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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYahoo, the nearly three-decade-old internet brand, is adding six new members to the privately held company’s board, including actor and entrepreneur Jessica Alba.Verizon Media sold Yahoo last year for $5 billion to private-equity firm Apollo Group while the telco retained a 10% ownership stake. The company hired Jim Lanzone, former Tinder and CBS exec, as CEO.In addition to Lanzone and representatives from Apollo and Verizon, the new members of the Yahoo board are Alba, founder and chief creative officer of mission-driven consumer products company The Honest Co.; Aryeh Bourkoff, founder and CEO of investment bank LionTree; Cynthia Marshall, CEO of the Mark Cuban-owned Dallas Mavericks; Fouad ElNaggar, co-founder and CEO of Array; K5 Global founder and CEO Michael Kives; and Katie Stanton, founder and general partner of Moxxie Ventures, who previously was a senior exec at Twitter, Google, Yahoo, and Color.

Following its Venice Film Festival bow and seven César Awards including for Best Film, Lost Illusions was the top weekend title at two core NYC arthouses — taking $10,850 of its estimated $13,579 three-day gross from Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center.

Val Kilmer was reunited with Tom Cruise, 59, when they filmed Top Gun: Maverick.It had been 36 years since they played competing pilots in the 1986 original Top Gun, which was a massive blockbuster.Now Kilmer has told Entertainment Weeklythat it was like no time had passed when he was on set with Cruise again, and it was fun too.'We blew a lot of takes laughing so much,' the 62-year-old stated. 'It was really fun...

Carson Burton The NBA’s favorite nice guy is now dribbling his way into the hearts of movie fans.Boban Marjanović, a center on the Dallas Mavericks, stars in the second film of his career with the new Adam Sandler film “Hustle,” now on Netflix. The film follows Sandler’s character, a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, as he discovers and transforms a Spanish player played by Utah Jazz power forward Juancho Hernangomez.

Kanye West's mystery movie date from last week appears to be none other than online influencerMonica Corgan.Last week the Donda rapper, 44, was spotted catching a screening of Top Gun: Maverick in the presence of a blonde companion, in a social media snap shared byBelow Deck camera operator Everette Motta.Internet sleuths quickly pointed out that Kim Kardashian ex-husband's new date looked to beCorgan, who is anInstagram model known for being an ambassador for the swimwear brand Boutine LA. Ye's new girl? Kanye West's mystery movie date from last week appears to be Instagram model Monica Corgan 'Forgot to mention…went to see @topgunmovie the other night and sat next to @kanyewest,'Motta wrote in the caption of the photo, which sees Ye and his companion intently taking in the action on the screen.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. For the first time in 12 years, the Celtics are headed to the NBA Finals.

East Kilbride boss Kevin Rutkiewicz says it's a major boost to keep 'maverick' striker Joao Victoria at the club, and offsets the loss of Chris Erskine.

The Batman makes its debut at Number 1 on the UK’s Official Film Chart.

Zack Sharf SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you have watched “Top Gun: Maverick,” in theaters now. “Top Gun” fans knew ahead of time that Val Kilmer would be reprising his role of Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the sequel, but the specifics of the actor’s return were a question mark considering Kilmer lost the ability to speak after undergoing throat cancer treatment in 2014.

It was a clash of the titans over Memorial Day weekend with three mega franchises, Stranger Things, Star Wars and Top Gun, unspooling new installments on streaming platforms and in theaters. All three are claiming record showings, with two, Netflix’s Stranger Things and  Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick, providing numbers to back up their statements.

Disney+ series Willow, according to reports.Following the Star Wars Celebration panel last Thursday (May 26), reports circulated that the actor would reprise his role from the 1988 fantasy film in the upcoming series. According to Entertainment Weekly however, the reports were inaccurate and Kilmer will not be starring in the show.The actor, who recently featured in Top Gun: Maverick in a small role, has struggled with his speech following a two-year battle with throat cancer.Kilmer’s character Madmartigan will be featured in the series in some capacity.

supports HTML5 videoTop Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has revealed Tom Cruise really had to be convinced to get on board the sequel and was it the thought of G-force nausea that turned him off, or…Kosinski has teamed up with the actor for the anticipated sequel, 36 years after the 1986 original, but insisted Cruise ‘really didn’t want to make another Top Gun’, adding he had just 30 minutes to change his mind.Evidently, 30 minutes is all you need.Cruise reprised his role as pilot Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in Kosinski’s new action blockbuster, but in a new interview the director explained: ‘So I read the script, I had some ideas, and Jerry (Bruckheimer) liked those ideas. He said, “Youknow what, you gotta go pitch this to Tom directly”.’The director flew to Paris to meet Cruise on a movie set where he was shooting one of his Mission: Impossible films and was given a 30-minute window to convince the actor to return to Fightertown.He had a challenge on his hands because he found Tom wasn’t impressed at first.Kosinki added to Polygon: ‘We flew to Paris, where Tom was shooting Mission: Impossible, we got about a half hour of his time between setups.‘And I basically had 30 minutes to pitch this film, which I didn’t realise when we were flying over.

Jason Segel cut a casual figure in a funky black jumpsuit, that was partially unzipped, on a stroll aroundMontecito, California on Sunday afternoon.As he walked around rockingsneakers without socks, the42-year-oldHow I Met Your Mother star appeared to be paying homage toTom Cruise's film Top Gun: Maverick in a one-piece, flight suit.Despite his jetsetting ensemble, the actor was simply going to lunch, not flying a fighter jet on a risky secret mission. Cool guy: As he walked around rocking sneakers without socks, the 42-year-old How I Met Your Mother star appeared to be paying homage to Tom Cruise's film Top Gun: Maverick in his one-piece, flight suitSegel appeared to be trying to keep a low profile as he sauntered down the sidewalk with one hand in his pocket.

The Boston Celtics secured a spot in the 2022 NBA Finals on Sunday with a Game 7 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals. It is the first NBA Finals appearance in 12 years for Boston, which will now face the Golden State Warriors in the best-of-7 championship series beginning Thursday.

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.However, when the actor admitted in a 2013 interview will Larry King that he had not been approached about appearing in a proposed Top Gun sequel, Tom Cruise, 59, reportedly rallied the troops to ensure his buddy was included. Reunion: Val Kilmer, 62, was thrilled to be part of the cast in Top Gun: Maverick as Admiral Tom KazinskyIn an interview with People, producer Jerry Bruckheimer declared, 'Tom said he wasn't going to make the movie without him.' As such, once the final script was approved, it made allowances for Ice who had been promoted to Admiral to take part in the fun.'So the fact that he was able to do it and he worked with us on the script,' explained the producer, 'to have him there and be a part of it was a really emotional day when we filmed him.

"Top Gun" is back. After a two-year delay, "Top Gun: Maverick" is hitting theaters across the world Friday.The release of the action movie figures to be a big moment for box office recovery during the coronavirus pandemic. The film’s star, Tom Cruise, is expected to have his biggest career opening, with a four-day gross of at least $92 million, per official tracking.

Jordan Moreau Tom Cruise’s all-American blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” has begun its box office flight, taking in $19.3 million on Thursday.The large Thursday haul marks the biggest preview for Paramount Pictures and the highest preview for the Memorial Day holiday.The long-delayed sequel to 1986’s “Top Gun” could become the first movie of Cruise’s career to open to $100 million. Thanks to positive reviews, high anticipation and heaps of nostalgia, “Top Gun: Maverick” is projected to rake in $85 million to $100 million over the long Memorial Day weekend.Paramount was originally supposed to open “Top Gun: Maverick” in the summer of 2020, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had other plans and scrambled its takeoff. Two years later, the tentpole finally premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where crowds of movie-lovers lined up to see the star in action.

Jon Hamm and his Top Gun co-star Miles Teller may be big names in Hollywood, but even they get a little tongue-tied when they meet members of the royal family.MORE: Prince William reveals George, Charlotte and Louis's reaction to their parents' glitzy Top Gun outingLast week, the actors were introduced to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick in London - an encounter that neither stars will forget in a hurry.WATCH: Tom Cruise talks about bond with Prince WilliamAppearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the 51-year-old Mad Men star revealed: "It was black-tie, so we're all in tuxedos. And Prince William had on his tuxedo shoes, embroidered F-18s."MORE: Jennifer Connelly opens up about 'special' moment with Prince William at Top Gun premiereREAD: Inside Kate Middleton's inner circle of close friendsHe added: "Very cool Top Gun tuxedo shoes… that means you made it.

Top Gun makes history this week as it charges up to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart.

After holding what is one of the most anticipated sequels in decades due to Covid, Paramount finally roars its engines on its Tom Cruise feature Top Gun: Maverick in what is not only expected to be the 3x Oscar nominee’s best worldwide opening of his career at $180M, but also a record for him stateside with at least $92M-$100M+ and what also looks to be one of the top ten debuts over the 4-day Memorial Day weekend.

Taylor Swift broke her months-long Twitter hiatus to express heartbreak over the deadly shooting that took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.A gunman, 18-year-oldSalvador Ramos, entered the campus on Tuesday morning and opened fire on unsuspecting students and faculty, resulting in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers.Ramos was eventually shot dead by a Border Patrol agent following ashoot out with Texas law enforcement officers.'Filled with rage and grief, and so broken by the murders in Uvalde. By Buffalo, Laguna Woods and so many others,' penned Swift, 32, who shared a speech given by Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr regarding the tragedy.