Another lawsuit centered on the Oscar-nominated script for Top Gun: Maverick has been filed, with the cousin of co-writer Eric Singer claiming that he made significant contributions to the film without credit or compensation. In the suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, Shaun Gray said that Singer enlisted his help after …
Read More »Val Kilmer Will Always Be Mr. Iceman to Us
It’s not hard to imagine a topsy-turvy, role-swapping alternate reality where Val Kilmer plays Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in 1986’s Top Gun and Tom Cruise is cast as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky. Kilmer’s Maverick would be cocky but also raw, exposed. Good at what he does but a desperate wreck at everything …
Read More »'Top Gun: Maverick' Cleared of Copyright Infringement in Lower Court
Paramount has prevailed in the lower courts in a copyright infringement case over Top Gun: Maverick. In a decision handed down last Friday, April 5, a district judge dismissed the case, brought by the family of Ehud Yonay, a journalist whose 1983 story for California magazine, “Top Guns,” inspired the …
Read More »'Stranger Things,' 'Drag Race,' Selena Gomez Score 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations
The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards will air live from Barker Hangar on Sunday, May 7, hosted by Drew Barrymore in celebration of some of the biggest films and series of the past year. This year’s nominations are led by fan-favorites Top Gun: Maverick, Stranger Things, The Last of …
Read More »Lady Gaga Strips Back the Glam for a Raw Performance of 'Hold My Hand' at 2023 Oscars
Lady Gaga made a special appearance at the Oscars, where she performed her powerful ballad “Hold My Hand” on Sunday. “It’s deeply personal for me. We all need each other, we need a lot of love to walk through this life. We need heroes sometimes. There’s heroes all around us,” …
Read More »Lady Gaga Will Perform 'Hold My Hand' at the 2023 Oscars: Report
The Academy Awards have added some last-minute star power as Lady Gaga will perform her Top Gun: Maverick power ballad “Hold My Hand” at Sunday’s ceremony, Variety reports. Oscars producers stated earlier this week that Gaga would not be able to appear at the award show — the lone Best …
Read More »Oscars 2023: What Will Win and What Should Win
We have just one question for you regarding the Oscars: How do you feel about hot-dog fingers? When the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards were announced on Jan. 24, the lineup was a traditional combination of the usual suspects and welcome outliers. The expected standouts from the fall festival …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel 'Unslappable' Oscars Host in 'Top Gun'-Themed Promo
Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to the Oscars. To usher in the occasion, he’s joined by Top Gun: Maverick stars Jon Hamm and Charles Parnell in the first trailer for the 2023 awards show. The two-time (soon to be three-time) host puts on the Maverick flight suit for the …
Read More »2023 Oscar Nominees' Five Biggest Snubs, From Tom Cruise to Women Directors
In the all-too-early hours of Jan. 24, the nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards were announced. Actors Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal) and Allison Williams (Get Out) did the honors. Sadly, they were not joined in the festivities by Williams’ deadly-singing-robot co-star M3GAN, though she was surely there in …
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