Tom Cruise’s p.r. coup: from wacky Scientologist to ‘Top Gun’ golden boy

Top Gun triumphs as it reclaims Number 1 on the Official Film Chart, fending off The Batman to claim its second week at the top.

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Top Gun: Maverick is at the centre of a lawsuit after Paramount was sued by the heirs of the author who wrote the article the original film was based on.Released in 1986, the original movie, starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, was based on an California magazine article about Navy fighter pilots by Ehud Yonay, who died in 2012.His widow, Shosh Yunay, and son Yuval Yonay, filed a notice in 2018 reclaiming the copyright to the story, which took effect in 2020.They have argued in their lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles, that Paramount distributed Top Gun: Maverick without obtaining a new license to the material, according to Variety.They’re seeking damages and an injunction that would bar Paramount from distributing the film.Paramount said in a statement: ‘These claims are without merit, and we will defend ourselves vigorously.’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoIn the US, authors have the right to terminate transfers of copyright after 35 years.Top Gun: Maverick started production in May 2018. It was originally due for release in 2019, before being delayed until 2020 and then for another two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Top Gun: Maverick" star Danny Ramirez is detailing what it was like working with Tom Cruise and reflecting on the "unique" training that he went through in order to prepare for his role as Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia.  "It has been one of the most amazing experiences," Ramirez told Fox News Digital. "It feels like we went to get our master's degree and our doctorates." Ramirez highlighted the impact Cruise has on moviegoers and how he's parlayed that into a "mentor" role to the actors he works alongside of.  "I think this is why his movies are so well received," Ramirez said.

Top Gun: Maverick star Miles Teller has spoken about performing stunts while shooting the film, saying that he thought he was “going to die” during one particular moment.Teller, who plays Lieutenant Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw in the new film, was one of a number of actors to undergo a five-month training course delivered by co-star Tom Cruise to prepare them for the G-forces they would experience while filming scenes in planes.Of one scene, shot in an F-18 Hornet jet, Teller told LADBible: “I think when there’s that much adrenaline and a healthy bit of fear, I was able to hold [vomit] down. I guess that’s a secret skill I have.”“If anything I think it made me really appreciate how nice it is not to have to, you know, go 500 knots an hour all the time,” he said of his new appreciation for commercial flights.

Entertainment Weekly reported. Director Joseph Kosinki — who helmed the blockbuster, record-setting sequel — said the choice to go with the original version was to assure the audience that they were in good hands. “I wanted that first few minutes to just tell you, this is a ‘Top Gun’ movie, we love it as much you do,” Kosinki, 48, said in a previous interview.

Tom Cruise is breaking a new record! The Hollywood star is enjoying the success of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ following the premiere of the film, with an estimated $156 million dollars domestically during the four-day opening weekend.The sequel to the 1986 fan-favorite blockbuster has surpassed all expectations, as the forecast for the opening weekend was approximately $130 million. Now the actor has achieved his biggest debut at the box office and his first surpassing $100 million.‘Top Gun: Maverick’ broke the record for biggest opening over Memorial Day weekend, taking the place of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ in 2007, making $153 million at the time for the third installment of the franchise.Directed by Joseph Kosinski, fans of the original ‘Top Gun’ shared their excitement to see the return of Tom Cruise, reprising his iconic character, Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell 36 years after the first film.The new storyline follows a new generation of elite fighter pilots, mentored by Maverick, who will be in charge of their training.Celebrities also showed their excitement for the premiere of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ including Prince William and Kate Middleton, attending the U.K.

“Top Gun: Maverick.”Revealing Cruise “really didn’t want to” make a sequel to the hit 1986 blockbuster, Kosinski met with the actor in Paris where he had just half an hour to pitch the project.“So I read the script, I had some ideas, and Jerry [Bruckheimer] liked those ideas. He said, ‘You know what, you gotta go pitch this to Tom directly,'” Kosinski told 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 realize when we were flying over.

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.

Joseph Kosinski had half an hour to convince Tom Cruise to make Top Gun: Maverick.The 48-year-old director has helmed the long-awaited sequel to Top Gun and revealed how he had to pitch the plot to Tom, 59, in Paris in a bid to get the project off the ground.Joseph told Polygon: 'So I read the script, I had some ideas, and Jerry (Bruckheimer) liked those ideas. He said, "You know what, you gotta go pitch this to Tom directly."' Needed convincing: Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski, 48, had to convince Tom Cruise, 59, to make the long-awaited sequel;Cruise andKosinski pictured on May 6, 2022'So we flew to Paris, where Tom was shooting Mission: Impossible, we got about a half hour of his time between setups,' theWisconsin native explained.

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.

estimated $124 million in ticket sales, Paramount Pictures said Sunday. Including international showings, its worldwide total is $248 million.It’s a supersonic start for a film that still has the wide-open skies of Memorial Day itself to rake in even more cash. According to projections and estimates, by Monday’s close, “Top Gun: Maverick” will likely have over $150 million.“These results are ridiculously, over-the-top fantastic,” said Chris Aronson, Paramount’s president of domestic distribution.

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: Maverick star Glen Powell has come out in full support of the men who are sharing their experiences crying at the cinema as they watch the blockbuster for the first time.The actor retweeted a post from a viewer on opening day who wrote: ‘Top Gun: Maverick; shout out to the guy next to me who’s [sic] girlfriend made fun of him for crying at the end.’The 33-year-old, who plays Lt. Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin in the film, which is receiving rave reviews, gave his own thoughts on the tweet, and added: ‘Top Gun: Maverick should be a safe place for man-tears.’Well, quite!His response then inspired a thread of wholesome tweets as fans shared what had made them misty eyed – or indeed, induced full-on sobbing.‘Yeah, I cried,’ admitted Deadpool writer and producer Rhett Reese while another fan gushed: ‘Oh by the end I was literally bawling my eyes out! There were a lot of man-tears all through out, lots of laughs and goosebumps too!âTop Gun: Maverickâ should be a safe place for man-tears.

Every journalist who covered Hollywood in the Golden Era that stretched roughly from Risky Business (1983) through Top Gun: Maverick (now) has had a Tom Cruise moment. I had mine in 2002.

TOP Gun actress Giulia Lupetti hits the heights after another take-off. The 33-year-old Italian, who is also a model and screenwriter, showed off her fab physique in lacy undies.

"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.

came out with guns blazing at the domestic box office on Friday.The sequel, starring Tom Cruise reprising his 1986 role as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Jon Hamm, raked in $51,800,000, according to the IMDB’s Box Office Mojo database.  “The Bob’s Burgers Movie,” which was released on Friday, trailed in second place, earning $5,700,000.

Superheroes aren’t the only ones making an impact at the box office. According to Deadline, "Top Gun: Maverick" is ranking $150 million over four days – the best opening for the film’s lead Tom Cruise. Comscore shared that over Memorial Day weekend, the "Top Gun" sequel now takes the place of the highest grossing movie over the holiday weekend.

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Feeling the need for speed! Ever since its debut almost four decades prior, Top Gun has been considered an American classic — and it’s finally getting a sequel.