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Top Gun Maverick
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Top Gun: Maverick Pitch Meeting
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I missed it the first time round. Will have to try and make a plan to catch it now.
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Now is the time, this is the way.
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McLaren is partnering with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on future supercar design
Company behind Top Gun Maverick’s wild Darkstar to help design next-gen McLarens
McLaren has announced it is to collaborate with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on designing “futuristic” supercars.
Lockheed’s brilliantly-titled SW division was of course was responsible for the ‘Darkstar’ hypersonic concept aircraft that featured in the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick movie, while the former surely needs no introduction.
The partnership will seek to transfer Lockheed’s systems over to the world of cars, because its “pioneering software sets the parameters for high-speed systems more accurately and swiftly than traditional design methods”.
To celebrate the union, both companies decided to show off their wares in California outside the Skunk Works HQ: McLaren brought along an Artura, while Lockheed brought along the aforementioned Darkstar.
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Company behind Top Gun Maverick’s wild Darkstar to help design next-gen McLarens
McLaren has announced it is to collaborate with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on designing “futuristic” supercars.
Lockheed’s brilliantly-titled SW division was of course was responsible for the ‘Darkstar’ hypersonic concept aircraft that featured in the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick movie, while the former surely needs no introduction.
The partnership will seek to transfer Lockheed’s systems over to the world of cars, because its “pioneering software sets the parameters for high-speed systems more accurately and swiftly than traditional design methods”.
To celebrate the union, both companies decided to show off their wares in California outside the Skunk Works HQ: McLaren brought along an Artura, while Lockheed brought along the aforementioned Darkstar.
McLaren is partnering with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on future supercar design
Company behind Top Gun Maverick’s wild Darkstar to help design next-gen McLarens
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) | Special Announcement From the Set of #MissionImpossible (Tom Cruise)
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Tom Cruise is a massive weirdo, but you can't fault his dedication to his craft. Very few movies and actors still do this amount of practical effects.
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What was TG’s favourite film of 2022?
We do love a good car-based movie, but sometimes you just feel the need for speed, right?
We usually watch films for the cars – we love a good chase sequence, a scenic roadtrip or maybe even a character who actually is a car. But our favourite film of 2022 didn’t really have many cars in it, as it goes. Mainly down to a dearth of blockbusters as Hollywood bounced back from its pandemic years.
Take it from us – don’t watch Top Gun: Maverick for the cars, because otherwise you might be disappointed by fleeting glimpse of a 1973 Porsche 911 S as it squeals down the road. No, Top Gun: Maverick is all about the planes, and Tom Cruise flying about in planes, or shouting at other people who can’t fly about in planes as fast as he can.
It’s a rollercoaster of emotion, too – people often forget that Tom used to do proper films back when he was poor. The Boeing F/A 18F will bring a tear to your eye as well, not least because this is the most immersive flight action that’s ever been committed to whatever it is they put films on these days. Watch the dizzying aerial scenes on the biggest screen you can and bring a paper bag for your lunch.
We last saw Tom Cruise in action as the renegade naval captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in 1986, which is as many as 36 years ago. He has aged somewhere on the spectrum between a fine wine and one of those hamburgers they keep in a Perspex box. But the man still knows how to chuck together a blockbuster, and goodness knows we needed one after the last few years.
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We do love a good car-based movie, but sometimes you just feel the need for speed, right?
We usually watch films for the cars – we love a good chase sequence, a scenic roadtrip or maybe even a character who actually is a car. But our favourite film of 2022 didn’t really have many cars in it, as it goes. Mainly down to a dearth of blockbusters as Hollywood bounced back from its pandemic years.
Take it from us – don’t watch Top Gun: Maverick for the cars, because otherwise you might be disappointed by fleeting glimpse of a 1973 Porsche 911 S as it squeals down the road. No, Top Gun: Maverick is all about the planes, and Tom Cruise flying about in planes, or shouting at other people who can’t fly about in planes as fast as he can.
It’s a rollercoaster of emotion, too – people often forget that Tom used to do proper films back when he was poor. The Boeing F/A 18F will bring a tear to your eye as well, not least because this is the most immersive flight action that’s ever been committed to whatever it is they put films on these days. Watch the dizzying aerial scenes on the biggest screen you can and bring a paper bag for your lunch.
We last saw Tom Cruise in action as the renegade naval captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in 1986, which is as many as 36 years ago. He has aged somewhere on the spectrum between a fine wine and one of those hamburgers they keep in a Perspex box. But the man still knows how to chuck together a blockbuster, and goodness knows we needed one after the last few years.
What was TG’s favourite film of 2022?
We do love a good car-based movie, but sometimes you just feel the need for speed, right?
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Pretty sure it won't win any unfortunately, but I feel it does deserve some. From the films I watched last year, it's Best Picture for me - I haven't seen all the nominated films though.
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At the very least it will win Original Song, mark this down. I am rather confident it will win this bad boy.
Naatu Naatu is getting a lot of love though.