Tag: Top Gun: Maverick
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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Threepeating on Top as January Goes Out With a Whimper
With no new wide releases this weekend, theater traffic is reaching a near halt to mark the end of January. “Mean Girls” looks to lead domestic charts once again, while the crop of freshly Oscar-nominated features look to extend their big screen runs armed with renewed new awards buzz. Universal’s release of Apple’s star-studded action-comedy…
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‘Top Gun 3’ in the Works at Paramount
Tom Cruise may be headed back to the danger zone.Paramount has tapped “Top Gun: Maverick” co-writer Ehren Kruger to work on a script for a sequel to the action blockbuster, according to a knowledgeable insider. The studio is also hoping that “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski will get back into the cockpit for another…
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Glen Powell Says ‘Twisters’ Is ‘Definitely Not a Reboot’: ‘It’s a Completely Original Story’
“Anyone But You” star Glen Powell says his upcoming film “Twisters” is “definitely not a reboot.”The upcoming sequel leans more toward an update of the original version with a brand new plot. Powell, who has racked up roles in rom-coms (“Set It Up”) and action films like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Devotion” will lead the…
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Netflix acquires Richard Linklater’s Venice, TIFF dark comedy ‘Hit Man’
Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) stars, co-wrote, and produced alongside Linklater.In the biggest deal of TIFF so far, Netflix is understood to have paid around $20m for US, UK, New Zealand and Australia and outstanding Asian rights to AGC Studios’ Richard Linklater dark comedy Hit Man following its successful launch at Venice and TIFF.‘Hit Man’:…
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This Glen Powell ‘Hit Man’ Costume Is Richard Linklater’s Favorite
The words hit man usually invoke the name Agent 47, the bald globe-trotting professional assassin with a bar code on the back of his head from the hit Hitman game franchise. At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, however, Richard Linklater’s true-crime comedy Hit Man instead focuses on Glen Powell who plays Gary Johnson, a…
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Glen Powell Is an “Ideal Collaborator” For Director Richard Linklater
Ever since he was a teenager, Glen Powell has been a frequent collaborator for Academy Award nominee Richard Linklater. The pair first linked up on 2006’s Fast Food Nation which was released shortly after Powell’s eighteenth birthday, and now they’re back together for the action comedy Hit Man. In that time, Powell has grown significantly…
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‘Hit Man’s Glen Powell & Adria Arjona Had Instant Chemistry, Says Director
Over the past several years, Glen Powell and Adria Arjona have risen to true stardom. Powell found his breakout role in 2015 when he joined Scream Queens, paving the way for a future that featured Hidden Figures and The Bad Guys, culminating in a major role in last year’s Top Gun: Maverick, one of the…
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Goose’s Death in ‘Top Gun’ Is Maverick’s Fault
1986’s Top Gun is one of today’s most well-loved films. Starring Tom Cruise and Van Kilmer, the action drama follows naval aviators training at Top Gun. The action-packed ’80s blockbuster sucked in audiences with its heartthrob lead, cool planes, and high (sexual) tension between characters competing against each other to get to the top of…
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An Indian Superstar Has Finally Landed At The US Box Office – Here’s Why That’s A Big Deal
Earlier this year, when Bollywood action hit “Pathaan” made waves at the North American box office, there was a brief firestorm of internet backlash against a description of star Shah Rukh Khan as “India’s Tom Cruise.” The comparison was centered around how both actors had returned to the big screen after four years with a…