Monica Barbaro Survived Top Gun: Maverick Thanks to Ballet and a ‘High Pain Tolerance’

Iceman and Maverick back at it! Val Kilmer got real about what it was like filming Top Gun: Maverick with Tom Cruise more than 30 years after they first worked together.

Goose and Maverick forever! OG Top Gun star Anthony Edwards revealed what he really thought about Top Gun: Maverick — and whether Tom Cruise ran anything by him beforehand.

"Top Gun: Maverick," although extremely successful, grossing around $295 million at the domestic box office, now has a legal battle on their hands.  Paramount was hit with a copyright lawsuit by the family of the author behind the original story used for the "Top Gun."  A spokesperson from Paramount Pictures told FOX News Digital, "these claims are without merit, and we will defend ourselves vigorously."  The lawsuit was filed by Shosh and Yuval Yonay on Monday in California.The Yonays are the heirs of Ehud Yonay, the author of the 1983 article "Top Guns." The storyline for the original "Top Gun" film was based off the article. Tom Cruise is pictured here at the UK Premiere "Top Gun: Maverick." Cruise is not being personally sued.  (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage) "It’s definitely an interesting case, given it's a much-loved property with a high-profile cast and massive budget." entertainment lawyer Rod Lindblom, who is not involved with the lawsuit, told FOX News Digital.

“Good morning aviators,” says Tom Cruise in a line from blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. “This is your captain speaking. Today’s exercise is dogfighting.”

Paramount was hit with a copyright lawsuit by the family of the author behind the original story used for the "Top Gun" franchise, Fox News Digital can confirm. The "Top Gun" lawsuit was filed by Shosh and Yuval Yonay on Monday in California, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The Yonays are the heirs of Ehud Yonay, the author of the 1983 article "Top Guns." The storyline for the original "Top Gun" film was based off the article. The Yonays have claimed that Paramount's rights to the article ended in 2020.The family alleged that filming for "Top Gun: Maverick" was not completed until May 8, 2021.

The family of the author whose article inspired the 1986 Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun” on Monday sued Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over this year’s blockbuster sequel “Top Gun: Maverick”.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe original “Top Gun” was based on a 1983 article in California magazine. On Monday, the author’s heirs sued Paramount Pictures, claiming that the studio is profiting wildly from the sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” even though it no longer holds the copyright to the magazine story.The article’s author, Ehud Yonay, died in 2012.

There she is! Five months after giving birth, Jeannie Mai offered a glimpse at her daughter Monaco.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe original “Top Gun” is a study in Hollywood moviemaking of a certain era — an era captured in the pages of Variety as the movie was birthed starting in mid-1983 until its triumphant release by Paramount Pictures three years later.The movie came together during the period when Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer were at the peak of their powers as red-hot producers of culture-shaking films such as 1983’s “Flashdance” and 1984’s “Beverly Hills Cop.” The film that the pair crafted with numerous screenwriters (more on that in the clips), director Tony Scott and veteran producer Bill Badalato launched Tom Cruise to a new level of stardom and created a legacy sturdy enough for Cruise, Bruckheimer and Paramount to leap back to the top of the box office nearly 40 years later with the long-delayed, made-for-movie-screens sequel “Top Gun: Maverick.”As demonstrated by the steady pace of news about “Top Gun,” Simpson and Bruckheimer had a ton of clout with Paramount and the industry at the time. They even were able to control the rights to the soundtrack for the film — something they learned from the success of “Flashdance” and “Beverly Hills Cop.” Simpson-Bruckheimer Prods.

Kenny Loggins is "proud" of his contribution to the original "Top Gun" movie. The singer, 74, shared with Fox News Digital that being able to record two songs for the 1986 action movie was a "real plum" for the musician.  "It was a great period of time for all of us, especially in my life at that time that I got two songs in ‘Top Gun.’ This was a real plum for me, you know?" Kenny Loggins is "proud" of the songs he produced for the 1986 action movie "Top Gun." The iconic song "Danger Zone" will be featured in the movie's sequel "Top Gun: Maverick." (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) Loggins created "Danger Zone," which is also featured in the movie’s sequel "Top Gun: Maverick." He was not the original person in mind to sing the song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock.  "I really wasn't supposed to be the guy to record ‘Danger Zone,’" he shared.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorWith the release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” moviegoers everywhere are excited to revisit the San Diego area onscreen for more adventures from Tom Cruise’s Maverick. Although moviegoers won’t be getting back together with Cruise’s love interest Charlie, played by Kelly McGillis, visitors to Oceanside, Calif. can now visit the site of her cute cottage — and eat some pie while they’re there.In the original film, flight instructor Charlie lived in an adorable oceanfront Victorian known as the Graves house that was so sweet, she even stayed there during filming.

Prince Harry has settled into the California polo scene. The British royal, who is sixth in line to the throne, is treated as "one of the guys" during his weekend polo tournaments at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, which is near the Montecito home he shares with wife Meghan Markle and their two children.

uploaded by the recipient of her rant — has amassed more than 10s of thousands of views and international headlines as of Tuesday afternoon.“Sooo this just happened @sb_boathouse, Santa Barbra needs to do better. Almost lost my s–t,” wrote Ian Soleimani, a 39-year-old African-American man who works as a DJ, in the clip’s caption.In the footage of the incident, which took place the The Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach, the unnamed woman can first be seen laying into a restaurant manager over an unpaid check. The altercation was sparked after the unidentified woman allegedly tried to pay her bill with PayPal after her credit card was declined, according to a thread on Reddit, where the video first went viral.

In 1983, producer Jerry Bruckheimer was flipping through the May issue of California magazine when he was struck by a story. "Top Guns" read the headline, with a large photograph from inside the cockpit of an F-14 fighter jet.The story opened: "At Mach 2 and 40,000 feet over California, it’s always high noon." "I saw that cover and I said, ‘We gotta do this.This looks great,'" recalls Bruckheimer. "It's 'Star Wars' on Earth." And at the box office, "Top Gun" did nearly reach "Star Wars" proportions.

NEW YORK -- In 1983, producer Jerry Bruckheimer was flipping through the May issue of California magazine when he was struck by a story. “Top Guns” read the headline, with a large photograph from inside the cockpit of an F-14 fighter jet. The story opened: “At Mach 2 and 40,000 feet over California, it’s always high noon.”“I saw that cover and I said, ‘We gotta do this.

Prince Harry was back with a deep glute stretch before his polo match in Santa Barbara on Friday. The Duke of Sussex put an emphasis on his stretching techniques before partaking in a match with Los Padres team. The match took place at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club. Harry is no stranger to his pre-game stretch as he was captured performing a similar exercise before a polo match in early May.