Before he hooked up with Tom Cruise to make “Oblivion” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” director Joseph Kosinski made a little movie called “Tron: Legacy.” Best remembered, perhaps, for its Daft Punk soundtrack (which still rocks), “Tron: Legacy” hit theaters in late 2010 and functioned as the belated sequel to the original 1982 “Tron.” Garrett Hedlund […]
Continue reading“Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski told Empire magazine that he shot approximately 800 hours of footage for the long-in-the-works Tom Cruise action sequel. The filmmaker put that number into perspective by saying the sequel “shot as much footage as the three ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies combined.” Kosinski reunited with his “Oblivion” star Cruise […]
Continue readingJoseph Kosinski knows his way around a long movie. His feature films “Tron: Legacy,” “Oblivion,” and “Only the Brave” all surpass the two-hour mark, but the editing team of the highly-anticipated “Top Gun: Maverick” surely had their work cut out for them. According to an interview with Empire, Kosinski confessed to having shot around 800 […]
Continue readingAfter a long, long wait, audiences are finally about to get back in the cockpit and ride into the danger zone with Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick.” The sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 blockbuster, “Top Gun,” which is now in the National Film Registry, has been brewing for many years. It first entered development in 2010 before […]
Continue readingTom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” will fly forward two days to release on June 24, giving the blockbuster a Wednesday start.Paramount Pictures made the announcement on Monday. The “Top Gun” sequel will be set in a world of drone technology and will explore the end of the era of dogfighting, with Cruise portraying returning as […]
Continue readingOne of the best things about the original “Top Gun” was the incredible soundtrack, who doesn’t jam out every time they hear “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins. Well after 33 years, Tom Cruise is back in “
Continue readingCinematographer Claudio Miranda, who won an Oscar for his imagery of magical realism on Ang Lee’s 2103 “Life of Pi,” will be honored with the Visionary Achievement Award at Cine Gear Expo, the artisans-oriented trade show and conference that will take place at the Paramount lot from May 30 through June 2.A pioneer in digital […]
Continue readingJon Hamm, Ed Harris and Lewis Pullman have been cast in Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” for Paramount Pictures.“Oblivion” helmer Joe Kosinski is directing the film, a sequel to the 1986 “Top Gun,” from a script by Peter Craig, Justin Marks and Eric Warren Singer. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the first film with the late […]
Continue readingMonica Barbaro is on board to join Tom Cruise and Miles Teller in Paramount-Skydance’s “Top Gun: Maverick.”Barbaro was one of several actresses that tested with Teller last week before the studio finally made the decision over the weekend.“Oblivion” helmer Joe Kosinski is directing the film, a sequel to the 1986 original “Top Gun.” Jerry Bruckheimer, […]
Continue readingOlga Kurylenko is set to play 1940s star Hedy Lamarr in drama ‘Radiant.’The star of ‘Oblivion‘ and ‘Quantum of Solace‘ will portray the movie star in the upcoming feature, directed by Mark Steven Johnson, according to sources close to the production.The movie centers on the unlikely friendship between Lamarr and radical composer George Antheil. Despite […]
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