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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWith “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise pulled off a seemingly impossible mission: Getting moviegoers to leave their house and pay money to watch a sequel to a 36-year-old film.The follow-up to 1986’s “Top Gun” jetted past box office expectations, collecting $154 million over the long Memorial Day weekend in North America and $248 million worldwide. COVID times or not, those are impressive ticket sales, as well as a career-best start for Cruise.

Ari Emanuel is a married man again!

Ray Liotta’s death announcement shocked the film industry, with many actors and directors publicly sharing emotional messages remembering the star.It was announced that Liotta died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic at 67. He was on location filming the movie ‘Dangerous Waters’ and accompanied by his fiancee Jacy Nittolo.“We were deeply saddened to learn of Ray’s passing, it’s a tremendous loss and our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, fiancé Jacy and daughter Karsen,” producers of the film shared to The Hollywood Reporter.The actor was known for his iconic roles throughout his successful career in Hollywood, from playing Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams (1989), to Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story (2019), Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move (2021) and Alan Taylor’s The Many Saints of Newark (2021).“He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor,” Martin Scorsese stated, sharing his experience working with him, “Playing Henry Hill in Goodfellas was a tall order, because the character had so many different facets, so many complicated layers, and Ray was in almost every scene of a long, tough shoot.”“He absolutely amazed me, and I’ll always be proud of the work we did together on that picture,” the acclaimed director declared.“My heart goes out to his loved ones, and it aches for his loss, way too early.” Robert De Niro stated, “I was very saddened to learn of Ray’s passing.

Marcus Rashford has popped the question to his childhood sweet heart Lucia Loi.The Manchester United ace got down on one knee to Lucia while they were away in Hollywood together. Sharing a snap to Instagram, the pair, both 24, could be seen kissing in front of floral heart-shape display made up on white roses, as they were surrounded by flowers, sparklers and candles. He titled the snap with the date he asked Lucia to be his wife, which was yesterday, 24 May.

Greg Berlanti had his family by his side while being presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's daughter, Aimee, escaped a Hollywood studio fire that killed one person.  On Friday, the Osbournes' oldest daughter was seen visiting her parents home in Los Angeles.  Sharon Osbourne took to Instagram on Thursday to share that her daughter survived the fire.  Aimee Osbourne was seen for the first time after escaping the Hollywood studio fire. (Backgrid) "Today my daughter was working in a recording studio at this building with her producer.They are the lucky two that made it out alive," she wrote on Instagram.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentRiley Keough has been in the business for more than a decade. At just 32 years old, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley has made a name for herself as a performer with great range, known for “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Magic Mike,” “Zola” and Steven Soderbergh’s “The Girlfriend Experience,” which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

The Inevitable Foundation is calling for Hollywood to be more inclusive of disabled creatives, a community that is often looked over for jobs and omitted from conversations and studies about diversity. Disabled people make up over 20 percent of the population but count on less than 1 percent of representation in film and TV.

TheWrap’s review called the film one of the least nostalgic examples of a form that is almost by definition nostalgic,” and added: “Gray is hard on himself in ‘Armageddon Time’; Paul Graff, the film’s stand-in for the director as a sixth grader, is never cute, unless you want to dote on the angelic curls and ignore the purposefully stubborn personality.

Sharon Osbourne’s daughter Aimee managed to escape from a horrific studio fire that killed one person on Thursday.

Dua Lipa has reportedly landed a role in the upcoming Barbie film, having set her sights on carving out a career in Hollywood. The 26 year old pop star is set to star opposite Hollywood actors Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the highly anticipated upcoming film, with the pair taking on the iconic roles of Barbie and Ken.

Zack Sharf Viola Davis joined Variety and Kering at the Cannes Film Festival for a powerful Women In Motion conversation in which she revealed a director once called her by his maid’s name. The Oscar and Emmy-winning actor was talking about Hollywood’s perception of Black actors and how the amount of roles she can play remains limited due to her skin color, even at her A-list stature.“I had a director who did that to me.