Original ‘Top Gun’ Location Is Now a Quaint Pie Shop in Southern California’s Oceanside

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAfter “Top Gun: Maverick” shattered box-office records over Memorial Day weekend, the original “Top Gun” soared to the top of the U.S. streaming charts this week.Paramount Pictures’ 1986 “Top Gun,” starring a 23-year-old Tom Cruise as hotshot Navy pilot Maverick, was the most popular streaming title for the week of May 26-June 1, according to consumer data released by Reelgood.The original “Top Gun,” which also stars Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards, is streaming on Paramount+.

Ultimate Fighting Championship is well-regarded as the world's biggest mixed martial arts promotion, but every juggernaut needs its pioneers.Despite the fact MMA was only in its infancy when UFC 1 debuted in 1993, some of those who featured in the card are still revered as icons today. Royce Gracie emerged as the inaugural champion in Denver, Colorado, and retains legendary status in the UFC some 600 or so live shows later.Eight fighters from different martial arts backgrounds featured at UFC 1, but semi-finalist Kevin Rozier and Taekwondo expert Patrick Smith sadly died in 2015 and 2019, respectively.

Isidoro Raponi, whose skills brought E.T., King Kong and more to life for millions of moviegoers, has died. He was 76 and died May 27 of congestive heart failure at a Los Angeles rehabiliation center, according to veteran Disney communications executive Howard Green, who described Raponi as “a great guy and an unsung hero”

Samella Lewis, whose writing and activism helped shape Black art history, passed away on May 27. She was 99 years old. According to the Los Angeles Times, Lewis died from kidney failure at a hospital in Torrance, California.

Disneyland. Offering art, stationery, self-care items, books, jewelry, pet items and more, all from Black-owned and operated businesses, Post 21 is an online shop-turned permanent kiosk located just in front of Downtown Disney’s massive World of Disney store, right outside the entrance point for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park.Their company launched in Summer 2020, just as the social justice movement in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor was getting underway in the U.S. The team began their business, Post 21, on June 1, 2020, 99 years to the date after the Tulsa Massacre and destruction of Black Wall Street.

EXCLUSIVE: Village Roadshow is teaming with the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts to develop a film based on New York Times bestselling-author Don Yaeger’s Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South as a USC Original Film, a new initiative designed to support emerging and diverse filmmakers. This partnership supports Village Roadshow’s aim to consistently source fresh voices, and to support the next generation of innovators.

Coronation Street cobbles for good - though it doesn’t feel like such a long time, with his presence still haunting the street. Lately fans have been convinced that Fiz’s partner Phill could have a link to him, after they spotted similarities between Phill’s new house and the house Phelan was keeping Andy Carver hostage in.And actor Connor McIntyre hasn’t been shy in teasing a return to the soap - perhaps as Pat’s long-lost twin.But what else has the actor been up to since leaving Corrie? From opening up about his horror heart attack to a drastic change of careers, we take a look into the star’s life after the ITV cobbles.In 2017, Connor opened up to The Mirror about the “massive heart attack” he suffered years prior - admitting he “should have been gone”.Speaking to the publication, the Corrie actor said of his 2003 heart attack: “Luckily, I was in Manchester just minutes from the Royal Infirmary, and the NHS did a great job.

Zayn Malik is focusing on his art! On Wednesday, the “Pillowtalk” singer revealed his latest project, one day after his former One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne, shared during an interview that there are «many reasons» why he «dislikes» Zayn. “PAYNT BY ZAYN is here. Excited to share my first ever limited edition merchandise collection that I designed from my own paintings and artwork.

Dua Lipa is enjoying a day out with friends and family in Italy!

Top Gun: Maverick has brought in a huge box office haul on its opening weekend.The sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, which sees Tom Cruise return as Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, has already taken $248million (£196million) worldwide since its release on Friday (May 27).Of those takings, $151million (£119million) were in the US, with the film screening at a record-breaking 4,732 cinemas, the most for any film on its first weekend.This makes Maverick the highest-grossing opening for a non-superhero film since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as well as the first Cruise film to go over the $100million (£79million) mark on opening weekend.It sits behind last year’s Spider-Man: No Way Home ($206million/£162million), Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness ($148million/£116million) and The Batman ($106million/£83million).While Cruise returns for the blockbuster, original stars Kelly McGillis (Charlie Blackwood) and Meg Ryan (Carole Bradshaw) are both absent from the film.Explaining the decision not to include the characters, director Joseph Kosinski told Insider: “Those weren’t stories that we were throwing around.“I didn’t want every storyline to always be looking backwards.

David Foster received an incredible honor this weekend in his native Canada and his wife Katharine McPhee was there to help celebrate!

"Top Gun" star Tom Skerritt is sharing his thoughts on the movie's sequel and reflecting on the original 1986 film.  Skerritt, who starred as Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf in the original, opened up about what made "Top Gun" iconic during a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "The music had a lot to do with it by the way," he said. "But the screenplay itself, which I've always honored as being the whole reason for a good show, and you just write the work … and do the job you have good material for the rest of us to work with.

Adam Sandler is known for playing a few beloved on-screen characters, but he proved to be just as charming off set and kept calm after a vehicle crash in Los Angeles May 22. The 55-year-old actor appeared to be involved in a minor fender bender while driving on San Vicente Boulevard in the affluent Brentwood area of Southern California. While most drivers exchange insurance and registration information after a crash, Sandler posed for a few selfies with the other driver involved.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has optioned Stephen G. Bloom’s acclaimed nonfiction book The Audacity of Inez Burns, for development as a television/streaming series.

Manori Ravindran International EditorDigital artist and NFT virtuoso Emily Yang joined Variety and Kering at the Cannes Film Festival for an inspiring Women In Motion conversation on Friday, just ahead of the final day of the festival’s 75th edition.In just over two years, Yang went from being on unemployment insurance to becoming a rockstar in the NFT-driven digital art space under the handle @pplpleasr. Yang, who designed the April cover of Vogue magazine’s Taiwan edition, has used the proceeds of the sales of her artwork to set up the Stand With Asians Community Fund as well as an NFT collective for charitable work.Starting her career as a visual effects artist, Yang worked on studio tentpoles like “Batman v.

Some fans might be sad to see that Kelly McGillis, who played Charlie in the original Top Gun movie, is not in the sequel.

The film has a star-studded cast, including the likes Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Kelly McGillis, to mention a few.Cruise and Kilmer both feature in the release of the new film, but plenty of the old faces won't be around.In the new film, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) reunited with the son of his old friend Goose while "pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him".So where are the Top Gun cast now?Tom Cruise, 59, is one of Hollywood's biggest stars and the face of some of the big Los Angeles blockbusters like the Mission: Impossible film series.He gained even more worldwide attention n for roles in Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, Rain Man and even an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for Born on the Fourth of July in 1989.In his personal life, Tom has been married to three different actresses, first to Mimi Rogers, before 11 years with Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001 and six years with Katie Holmes from 2006.In more controversial terms, Cruise has been a keen champion of the Church of Scientology, which believes a number of things including that humans have secret abilities that can be unlocked."Iceman" Val Kilmer has also had a very successful career, but tragedy has struck him more recently in the form of a tough cancer battle.Val is perhaps best known for his role as Bruce Wayne in 1995 film Batman Forever, or the much-loved Jim Morrison in The Doors and even more revered music star Elvis Presley in True Romance.Central to his impressive career was his voice, but a tragic turn of events means that Kilmer is now suffering the effects of throat cancer.

Arsenal unless their new American owners buck a worrying trend.It's a relief for everyone at Stamford Bridge that Todd Boehly's takeover has gone through and they can finally sign players again. But Chelsea is just a toy for them to play with.Look at all the other American owners in the Premier League - their US sports teams all do better than the teams they own over here. Look at Stan Kroenke at Arsenal.

The 2022 incursion in the big old battle of the shoes continues, with the US Second Circuit appeals court agreeing to fast-track an appeal filed in relation to Tyga’s Wavy Baby trainers because, you know, free speech and the very fundamental essence of the First Amendment of the American constitution are definitely under threat here.I mean, if there was one thing the founding fathers were very clear on it was that rappers and their quirky business partners should be allowed to display their wavy shoes in public, and no trademark laws passed by pesky Congress should ever get in the fucking way of that.So, yes, this is the latest rapper-and-shoe-based legal battle involving MSCHF, the New York-based company that specialises in, well, mischief. Last year the legal sparring was with Nike which took offence at MSCHF and Lil Nas X partnering on the Satan Shoes.That project involved messing with some Nike trainers in a satanic way in a bid to piss off as many conservative christians as possible.

Molly Ringwald sparkled in a sequin dress on Thursday at The Moth Ball 25th anniversary gala in New York City.The 54-year-old actress stood out in a silver sequin dress with a white fur jacket over her shoulders.The Sixteen Candles star paired the look with open-toe chunky silver heels, and wore her short auburn tresses in light curls. Sparkling star:Molly Ringwald sparkled in a sequin dress on Thursday at The Moth Ball 25th anniversary gala in New York CityMolly accessorized with dangling earrings, pendant necklace, rings and bracelet.She accentuated her natural beauty with eye makeup and pink lipstick.