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Top Gun: Maverick Trailer Delivers Spectacular Airborne Action

The new trailer for Top Gun: Maverick is here. The long-awaited follow-up to the classic ’80s movie Top Gun sees Tom Cruise reprise his star-making role as ace fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, and it releases next summer.

The new trailer isn’t exactly heavy on plot, but there’s no question that it captures the triumphant spirit of the original movie. Maverick is now a training officer, and there’s a new group of recruits he needs to get into shape and into the air. There’s tons of spectacular aerial action, as Maverick shows us why he’s the best, and we defy you not to punch the air by the end of the trailer. Check it out below.

This trailer follows the first promo, which Cruise revealed at San Diego Comic-Con last summer. Top Gun: Maverick is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who previously directed another Cruise film, Oblivion. The movie also stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, and Ed Harris. It releases in theaters on June 26, 2020.

Kosinski has previously spoken about how the film will deal with the realities of combat and the military in an age of drones and advanced technology. “It’s just a different world now, so you can’t remake the first movie. It has to adapt,” he said. “The Navy is very different now than it was in 1986. Back then, they hadn’t been in any war for 15 or 20 years at that point. Now, the Navy’s been at war for 20 years.” For more, check out everything we know about Top Gun: Maverick.

Luke’s Fate Was a ‘Huge Challenge’ for Rise of Skywalker, Says Editor

J.J. Abrams’ longtime editor Maryann Brandon has opened up about some of The Rise of Skywalker‘s biggest production challenges in the wake of The Last Jedi, citing Luke Skywalker’s death as a “problem.”

In an interview with AwardsDaily, Brandon, who has collaborated with Abrams on more than 20 projects, including The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker, addressed a few issues the production team faced in wrapping up the long-spanning saga, as she admitted that it was difficult to return to the franchise after Luke’s tragic trajectory and the real-life loss of Carrie Fisher.

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Daisy Ridley On Why Baby Yoda Will Save Us All

Daisy Ridley has expressed her love for Baby Yoda. Because, well, who wouldn’t?

Ridley, who plays Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, has been down on cute mascot characters in the past, most notably venting her disdain for the puffin-like creatures called porgs that inhabit the remote island where Rey trained with Luke in The Last Jedi.

However, when asked about The Mandalorian’s adorable quintagenarian Force user during a promotional trip to Tokyo to promote Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Ridley, told IGN Japan, “I actually really like Baby Yoda! When we were doing press for The Last Jedi, people kept asking me about the Porgs. I don’t really like the Porgs.” When asked why, she joked deadpan, “I think they’re overrated. I worked a lot harder than any of the Porgs!”

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Rick And Morty Season 4 Episode 5: 26 Easter Eggs And References In “Rattlestar Ricklactica”

Everyone has a plumbus in their home.

Everyone has a plumbus in their home.

Rick and Morty Season 4, Episode 5, “Rattlestar Ricklactica,” was a return to form for the show. Even more importantly, it was an exciting milestone: For the first time ever, Rick and Morty did a time travel plot. Despite the box marked “time travel stuff” that’s always been on a shelf in Rick’s garage, creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland have stated multiple times that they don’t want to do time travel.

Well, we’re glad they did. “Rattlestar Ricklactica” was easily the best episode of this five-episode half season, with a classic concept (well-intentioned Morty screwing up an entire alien civilization), a strong subplot (Jerry wanting to get out of his floating jam without Rick’s help), some incredible gags (the time traveler riot in Nazi Snake Germany), and effortless execution.

As always, the episode was also full of Easter eggs, references, and other things you might have missed. Here’s everything we caught in Rick and Morty Season 4, Episode 5, “Rattlestar Ricklactica.” Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments below.

The Office Releases Full Threat Level Midnight Movie On YouTube

The Office’s film-within-a-film, Michael Scott’s opus Threat Level Midnight, has been posted to The Office’s official YouTube channel. The short film, previously only available to owners of The Office season 7 on DVD, is now widely available for free online–and you can watch it below.

This 25 minute cut of the film contains all the scenes you remember, and several that didn’t make it into the episode. It’s not all Steve Carell, either–the rest of the cast, including Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, and Brian Baumgartner are given a chance to shine with their purposefully bad performances. There are plenty of neat visual gags scattered throughout to keep an eye out for too–an early establishing shot of Scarn’s house is revealed to be from a real estate company sign as the camera zooms out, for instance.

Watch the film below to revisit the steps involved in doing The Scarn, among other things. You’ll even get to learn the origin story of Goldenface in this cut, which is delightfully silly.

Threat Level Midnight was first cited in the show’s second season, before viewers were finally given a look at Michael Scott’s final completed product during season 7, soon before Steve Carell left the show.

The Office is the most popular show on Netflix, but it will be leaving the streaming service in January 2021. The show will be exclusive to NBC’s own streaming service, Peacock, from then. The network is also considering a reboot of the beloved sitcom.

Gears Tactics Will Be Single-Player Only And Won’t Have Microtransactions

Gears Tactics, which is coming to Xbox One and PC (including Xbox Game Pass) on April 28, 2020, was first revealed at E3 2018, before dropping off the radar until this year’s Game Awards. Now we’ve learned that game, a turn-based tactical spin-off from the Gears of War series (think XCOM but in the Gears universe), will be single-player only and will not feature cosmetic microtransactions.

This news comes via Rod Furgusson, studio head at Gears developer The Coalition, who tweeted it out after being asked for details.

The Gears of War series has typically had a multiplayer focus, with co-op and competitive modes available in the shooters, including the recent Gears 5; Gears Tactics will be the first single-player only Gears game. Gears 5 also features numerous paid cosmetic items, but in Tactics players won’t have the option of spending additional money. There will be plenty of customization options, but you’ll have to unlock them by playing the game.

Gears Tactics promises a 40-hour campaign, and is set before the original Gears of War.

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