Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Lightyear fails to soar to Maverick heights as Dominion dominates at the box office

by

Disney-Pixar blasted off at the box office for the first time since 2020’s Onward, hoping that brand recognition could drive their Toy Story spin-off to infinity and beyond, but sadly Lightyear was left in the wake of all-conquering dinosaurs and an F-18 pilot who refuses to lose altitude.  Lightyear was expected to soar to around […]

Top Gun: Maverick soars past $800 million to become Tom Cruise’s biggest ever movie

by

Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise has reached new heights with Top Gun: Maverick, with the film passing the $800 million mark worldwide to become the actor’s highest-grossing movie at the global box office. By close of play on Thursday, the sequel to the 1986 action classic had earned $806.4 million, with $422.2 million domestic and $384.2 […]

Jurassic World Dominion takes $389 million-sized bite of the worldwide box office

by

Despite less-than-favourable reviews and an F-14 currently wowing atop the box office, everybody still walked the dinosaur this weekend as Jurassic Park Dominion grossed a Gigantosaurus sized $389 million worldwide. Colin Trevorrow’s trilogy closer earned a whopping $143.4M at the domestic box-office, lifting it’s 10-day international total to $245.8M, and you don’t need to be an […]

Top Gun: Maverick hits Mach 10 at the box office with $248 million worldwide

by

Top Gun: Maverick became not only one of the biggest pandemic-era box office successes, but it also gave Tom Cruise the largest opening of his illustrious career, as the 36-year in the making sequel soared to $248M worldwide over the weekend. Paramount have estimated that the critically revered sequel will end the Memorial Day weekend […]

Movie Review – Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

by

Top Gun: Maverick, 2022. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Manny Jacinto, Peter Mark Kendall, Jean Louisa Kelly, Lyliana Wray, Jake Picking, Kara Wang, and Raymond Lee. […]

Video Review – Top Gun: Maverick is the perfect summer blockbuster

by

EJ Moreno with a video review of the Top Gun sequel… Top Gun Maverick feels like a throwback when summer blockbusters mattered. The latest film shows how to mix heart, spectacle, and intense action to make a sure-fire hit for everyone. This is the definition of “they don’t make them like this anymore.” Tom Cruise […]

Top Gun: Maverick cast discuss flying in real jets in new featurette

by

With Top Gun: Maverick set to fly into cinemas this Friday, Paramount Pictures has released a behind-the-scenes featurette from the acclaimed sequel which sees Tom Cruise (Maverick) and new recruits Glen Powell (Hangman), Greg Tarzan Davis (Coyote), Lewis Pullman (Bob) and Monica Barbaro (Phoenix) discussing how it felt taking to the air in a fighter […]

Exclusive Interview – Jay Ellis & Danny Ramirez say they “trauma bonded” filming Top Gun: Maverick

by

EJ Moreno sits down with Jay Ellis and Danny Ramirez to talk Top Gun: Maverick… Filming Top Gun: Maverick seems like a unique experience that a few got to experience. From swimming tests to actually flying F18s, the cast went through a lot to make this upcoming summer blockbuster. Two of the cast members, Jay […]

Top Gun: Maverick character posters feature Tom Cruise and the new recruits

by

Paramount Pictures has revealed nine new character posters for Top Gun: Maverick, featuring Maverick (Tom Cruise), Rooster (Miles Teller), Phoenix (Monica Barbaro), Fanboy (Danny Ramirez), Hangman (Glen Powell), Payback (Jay Ellis), Cyclone (Jon Hamm), Coyote (Greg Tarzan Davies), and Bob (Lewis Pullman); check them out here… SEE ALSO: Tom Cruise sets a challenge in Top […]