Top Gun: Maverick
- Thread starter cm2
- Start date
Is this based off of a old show?
Yes a direct sequel to the hit movie Top Gun.
Director said movie has 800 hours of shot footage
Director Joseph Kosinski revealed that the highly-anticipated sequel to the iconic 80s blockbuster ended up shooting hundreds of hours of footage. "Out of a 12- or 14-hour day, you might get 30 seconds of good footage," said Kosinski. "But it was so hard-earned. It just took a very long time to get it all. Months and months of aerial shooting. We shot as much footage as the three Lord Of The Rings movies combined. I think it was 800 hours of footage."
Star Tom Cruise explained that the challenge of shooting Maverick wasn't just in capturing the external shots of the jets but the internal clips of the pilots flying the deadly planes. "We had to teach the actors about lighting, about cinematography, about editing," Cruise said. "I had to teach them how to turn the cameras on and off, and about camera angles and lenses. We didn’t have unlimited time in these jets. If they were going up for 20-30 minutes, I had to make sure that we got what we needed."
Director Joseph Kosinski revealed that the highly-anticipated sequel to the iconic 80s blockbuster ended up shooting hundreds of hours of footage. "Out of a 12- or 14-hour day, you might get 30 seconds of good footage," said Kosinski. "But it was so hard-earned. It just took a very long time to get it all. Months and months of aerial shooting. We shot as much footage as the three Lord Of The Rings movies combined. I think it was 800 hours of footage."
Star Tom Cruise explained that the challenge of shooting Maverick wasn't just in capturing the external shots of the jets but the internal clips of the pilots flying the deadly planes. "We had to teach the actors about lighting, about cinematography, about editing," Cruise said. "I had to teach them how to turn the cameras on and off, and about camera angles and lenses. We didn’t have unlimited time in these jets. If they were going up for 20-30 minutes, I had to make sure that we got what we needed."
Early reactions were good, read from NME:
Top Gun: Maverick has received overwhelmingly positive reactions following its first screening.
The sequel, set to be screened at Cannes Film Festival next month, debuted at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday (April 28) ahead of its release on May 27.
Tom Cruise, who reprises his role as Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell from the 1986 original, wasn’t in attendance but sent a pre-recorded video message to the screening. In the clip, Cruise said: “Please enjoy, and, hey, let’s try to have a great summer!”
Top Gun: Maverick has received overwhelmingly positive reactions following its first screening.
The sequel, set to be screened at Cannes Film Festival next month, debuted at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday (April 28) ahead of its release on May 27.
Tom Cruise, who reprises his role as Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell from the 1986 original, wasn’t in attendance but sent a pre-recorded video message to the screening. In the clip, Cruise said: “Please enjoy, and, hey, let’s try to have a great summer!”
Read this tweet, wonder if this movie will make The F/A - 18 Hornet famous like what the first movie did to the F-14 Tomcat lol, the first Top Gun Movie caused heavy spikes on the number of people wanting to become fighter pilots in the Navy to fly The F-14 Tomcat lol
Saw another clip, and they used the wrong radar to detect planes dang it, you cannot use GMT radar to find air targets/contacts
London Red Carpet Premiere:
Read from deadline the movie is doing great so far , worldwide and domestically:
Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick is soaring in its overseas debuts, clocking $33M from 47 markets at the international box office through Thursday. The Tom Cruise-starrer officially launched on Wednesday offshore, following paid previews in some hubs, and adds another 15 markets today, bringing the total to 62 in what is the studio’s widest release ever internationally on nearly 24,000 screens.
Word of mouth is great on the sequel that comes 36 years after the original summer blockbuster, and an $80M+ overseas opening weekend is assured.
Highlights so far include France, which bowed Wednesday to $1.8M, scoring the biggest opening day for a Paramount live-action title and also for Cruise in the market. Thursday added $2.9M for the best Ascension Day opening of any movie there ever. Rolled up with previews, the France cume through Thursday is $5.9M. The movie has 4.5 stars out of 5 from audiences who are turning out in the cities and the provinces.
In Australia, Thursday’s debut was $1.5M for a $2.5M total including previews. This is Cruise’s biggest opening day ever Down Under. Germany debuted to $1.6M for a $2.5M cume with previews. Brazil likewise has cumed $2.5M so far while Mexico is at $2.1M.
New markets added today on the pic that’s co-financed and co-produced by Skydance, include the UK, Spain and Japan. Overall, the movie is on track to be Cruise’s top opening of all time internationally — as well as domestically.
Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick is soaring in its overseas debuts, clocking $33M from 47 markets at the international box office through Thursday. The Tom Cruise-starrer officially launched on Wednesday offshore, following paid previews in some hubs, and adds another 15 markets today, bringing the total to 62 in what is the studio’s widest release ever internationally on nearly 24,000 screens.
Word of mouth is great on the sequel that comes 36 years after the original summer blockbuster, and an $80M+ overseas opening weekend is assured.
Highlights so far include France, which bowed Wednesday to $1.8M, scoring the biggest opening day for a Paramount live-action title and also for Cruise in the market. Thursday added $2.9M for the best Ascension Day opening of any movie there ever. Rolled up with previews, the France cume through Thursday is $5.9M. The movie has 4.5 stars out of 5 from audiences who are turning out in the cities and the provinces.
In Australia, Thursday’s debut was $1.5M for a $2.5M total including previews. This is Cruise’s biggest opening day ever Down Under. Germany debuted to $1.6M for a $2.5M cume with previews. Brazil likewise has cumed $2.5M so far while Mexico is at $2.1M.
New markets added today on the pic that’s co-financed and co-produced by Skydance, include the UK, Spain and Japan. Overall, the movie is on track to be Cruise’s top opening of all time internationally — as well as domestically.
movie got 99% audience rating lol