Tom Cruise is a longtime motion film star who set a number of field workplace data with High Gun: Maverick. Denis Villeneuve constructed his fame directing standout sci fi motion pictures equivalent to Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, and Dune. The New York-born Cruise and French-Canadian Villeneuve discover film success in other ways, however they share one factor in frequent.
Tom Cruise pushed again on an early streaming launch and hit new heights with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Paramount needed a sequel instantly, however followers waited 35 years to get the follow-up to High Gun. The wait was price it.
It hit theaters to rave evaluations from critics and followers alike, and theater house owners have Cruise to thank for Maverick being a big-screen unique. There was by no means a prospect of Maverick hitting Paramount+ on launch day, partly as a result of Cruise used his clout to shoot down the concept. Maverick will fly over to streaming in some unspecified time in the future, however months after its launch, even Paramount executives don’t know when that will likely be.
Within the meantime, High Gun: Maverick will proceed so as to add to its gross, cement itself as Cruise’s most worthwhile film, and transfer up the all-time field workplace rankings.
What do Cruise and ‘Dune’ director Denis Villeneuve have in frequent? They need audiences to see motion pictures in theaters
Cruise didn’t need High Gun: Maverick anyplace on streaming whereas it was in theaters and acquired his means. Villeneuve felt the identical means about Dune, however Warner Bros. plowed forward with a streaming launch.
The director understood the stress the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic positioned on the movie business, however he had a scathing response to the simultaneous streaming/theater launch for Dune (per The Wrap):
“The way it happened, I’m still not happy. Frankly, to watch ‘Dune’ on a television, the best way I can compare it is to drive a speedboat in your bathtub. For me, it’s ridiculous. It’s a movie that has been made as a tribute to the big-screen experience.”
Director Denis Villeneuve on why he hated seeing Dune on streaming platforms
Villeneuve hated seeing Dune on the small display, however the twin launch didn’t harm the underside line. Dune raced to the highest of the listing of Villeneuve’s highest-grossing motion pictures and acquired followers excited for the 2023’s Dune: Half Two. Cruise and Villeneuve share a standard trait — they need their motion pictures in theaters solely — however solely Cruise acquired his means along with his newest blockbuster.
Will ‘Dune’ be a trilogy with Villeneuve directing?
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Regardless of Warner Bros. making the drastic determination to cancel Batgirl — which created a long-term drawback — Dune: Half Two will occur. Villeneuve began taking pictures in late July 2022 to organize for a November 2023 launch (per IMDb).
Warner’s didn’t greenlight a sequel on the similar time it mentioned sure to Dune, however Villeneuve operated with the concept it could be a two-part movie.
It appears unlikely that Villeneuve’s Dune will grow to be a trilogy, however there may be loads of supply materials to maintain the collection going. Frank Herbert wrote six Dune novels, and the prolonged universe has expanded much more. We’ll most likely know extra about the way forward for Dune motion pictures after Half Two hits theaters.
Will we see Cruise in ‘Top Gun: 3’?
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— Scott Mantz (@MovieMantz) July 21, 2022
Regardless of Maverick’s supersonic success, we are going to by no means see a High Gun 3.
Cruise’s busy schedule makes it tougher to work a 3rd film into his schedule. If High Gun 3 doesn’t occur shortly, Cruise could be in his mid-60s and much less capable of pull off the Naval aviator function, not to mention the extreme filming.
A lawsuit towards Paramount might additionally decelerate the Hollywood equipment. Plus, Maverick hit all the precise notes. Rotten Tomatoes scores it 96% recent. Recreating the magic that made the film a smash hit could be practically not possible. A disappointing threequel would sully Maverick’s sterling fame.
Whether or not or not Dune: Half 3 or High Gun 3 ever occur, Cruise and Villeneuve appear to have some frequent floor concerning the significance of flicks enjoying in theaters.
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