Top Gun 2 Adds Fantastic Four Star As Goose’s Son

Tom Cruise finally found someone to take the highway to the danger zone with him. Top Gun: Maverick, a follow-up to the original 1986 film, is already in production and now the team behind the film has found the young actor who will play the young protege of Cruise’s character, Maverick.

According to Variety, Miles Teller (Fantastic Four) has won the coveted role of Goose’s son. In case you don’t remember Top Gun–go rewatch it, already–Goose, played by Anthony Edwards, was Maverick’s co-pilot, though he died during the events of the film. With Teller playing the child of Goose, it can only be assumed his wife (Meg Ryan) was pregnant in the film.

Teller wasn’t the only actor up for the role. Variety reports that among those who tested with Cruise were Glen Powell (Scream Queens) and Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Apocalypse). As for who else is in the cast, it was previously revealed that Val Kilmer would be returning to reprise his role as Maverick’s arch-nemesis, Tom “Iceman” Kazansky.

Top Gun: Maverick is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who previously collaborated with Cruise on the 2013 movie Oblivion. The director has also previously revived another 1980s property when he directed 2010’s Tron: Legacy.

This particular sequel has been in development for years, with the original film’s director Tony Scott looking to return behind-the-camera. Following his death in 2012, it was revealed that the other parties involved were still interested in making the film, with Kosinski’s involvement being announced in 2017.

Top Gun: Maverick is scheduled to be released on July 12, 2019.

The First Purge Review

The Purge franchise has always served as satirical horror, even as its political elements have become more overt with The Purge: Election Year. Satire often works best when there’s a message behind it, but this is now a problem with The First Purge.

Director Gerard McMurray and screenwriter James DeMonaco have directly lifted moments from the real world, including the rise of Trump, police brutalities, the Russian collusion investigation, and mass shootings. There’s even an unmistakable joke on the “grab them by the p—y” controversy. Instead of re-contextualizing these moments or presenting a new argument, The First Purge veers so forcefully towards exploitation that its message gets lost among all the “F— you”s to the Trump administration. I’m not fully convinced there was much of a message to begin with beyond playing out a revenge fantasy on the Trump regime.

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Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Review

When we first reviewed Red Faction: Guerrilla in 2009, we gave it an 8.0, for Great. Here’s what we said about it back then:

If all you care about is blasting things to pieces, you’re going to love Red Faction: Guerrilla. Seeing a tower topple to the ground in a seemingly realistic fashion after smacking away its support beams with a sledgehammer is really a thrill, and though it may lose its appeal as you continue through the lengthy campaign, it’s still worth checking out, particularly after you unlock some of the better weapons. What’s more disappointing about Volition’s effort is the rocky mission design, bland artistic style, weak plot and anemic character development, which shifts too much focus to the element of destruction to maintain a level of excitement. Its enjoyable gunplay mechanics, along with the weapons and opportunity for tearing apart structures, carry over into the online space, where Volition has built an impressive multiplayer suite that includes stat tracking, unlocks, and a number of game modes that focus on flattening buildings. While the game may not do everything right, it’s your best bet for free-form demolition and unpretentious entertainment. – Charles Onyett

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Yvette Nicole Brown Replacing Chris Hardwick as Walking Dead Comic-Con Panel Moderator

Yvette Nicole Brown is set to replace Chris Hardwick as the San Diego Comic-Con panel moderator for The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead.

Variety reports Brown will take over moderating duties for Hardwick after he stepped down following accusations of sexual abuse made by his ex-girlfriend, Chloe Dykstra.

AMC also pulled the season premiere of Hardwick’s chat show Talking with Chris Hardwick in the wake of the allegations. Hardwick has since denied the accusations.

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Sea of Thieves Getting 3 New Content Updates This Year

There are at least three more big content updates planned for Sea of Thieves this year.

The three unannounced content expansions will follow the content roadmap Rare has already projected to run through September – The Hungering Deep which was released on May 29, Cursed Sails coming some time in July, and Forsaken Shores dropping in September.

Speaking to IGN, Rare studio head Craig Duncan and Sea of Thieves design director Mike Chapman revealed the team’s new strategy for keeping a quick cadence of content creation going in the coming months and years.

“We’ve always talked about wanting to change perceptions of what multiplayer could be,” Chapman said. “One way you could look at it is we’ve done the really hard part. And now we’ve got this magical opportunity to make all the areas of the game richer. And beyond The Hungering Deep, Cursed Sails, and Forsaken Shores is coming, there’s going to be three more this year as well.”

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Beyond: Our Precious PlayStation Memories

This episode of Beyond was recorded in front of a live audience! If you couldn’t be in that audience, please join Max Scoville, Alanah Pearce, Jonathon Dornbush, Zach Ryan, Barrett Courtney, Casey DeFreitas, and Miranda Sanchez as they share their favorite memories that have involved a PlayStation in some way.

Also, this is sadly Alanah’s last episode of Beyond. If you wanna keep up with her, go subscribe to her YouTube channel

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Best Lapboards for Gaming

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PC gaming with a mouse and keyboard at a desk is awesome and everything, but sometimes you want to recline on your couch instead of sit in a chair for hours. This setup gives you the best of both worlds; the accuracy of a keyboard and mouse with the comfort of a couch while enjoying that huge TV in your living room. To pull this off, you’re going to need some specialized equipment, though, and the most critical is a lapboard. It’s essentially a lap-sized tray that holds your keyboard and mouse in such a way that using them on your lap feels natural, as opposed to a wobbly board that makes it harder to aim your mouse or type with your keyboard.

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