Latest Tony Scott News
Quentin Tarantino Hails Top Gun: Maverick 'Terrific'
Quentin Tarantino was spellbound by 'Top Gun: Maverick'.The legendary filmmaker - who has been a long-time stan of the late original 'Top Gun' helmer Tony Scott and worked with him on the 1993 classic 'True...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 August 2022
Angela Robinson In Talks To Direct The Hunger Remake
Angela Robinson is set to direct a remake of 'The Hunger'.The 50-year-old filmmaker is in talks to helm a new adaptation of the steamy vampire story that was originally brought to the big screen by...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 May 2021
Jerry Bruckheimer: Tom Cruise Hesitated On Top Gun Role
Jerry Bruckheimer admits it "wasn't easy" to convince Tom Cruise to star in 'Top Gun'.The 77-year-old film producer worked on the iconic 1986 action flick, in which Tom plays pilot Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, and...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 May 2021
Has Val Kilmer Just Confirmed That 'Top Gun 2' Is Happening And Tom Cruise Is On Board?
Nearly 30 years after we were first introduced to Iceman and Maverick, it seems a sequel to Top Gun could finally be on its way, according to star Val Kilmer. In a Facebook status shared...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 November 2015
Top Gun 2 'Closer And Closer' To Happening
'Top Gun 2' is ''closer and closer'' to happening according to Jerry Bruckheimer. The legendary Hollywood producer is working on a sequel to the classic 1986 fighter pilot movie - which starred Tom Cruise -...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 March 2014
Dave Stewart Called Off Tour To Mourn Tony Scott
Rocker Dave Stewart axed his U.K. tour last year (12) because he was mourning the death of his filmmaker friend Tony Scott.The Eurythmics star was devastated after the Top Gun director took his own life...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 August 2013
Will Smith To Star In Wild Bunch
Will Smith is to star in 'The Wild Bunch' remake.The 'Wild Wild West' actor is considering an undisclosed role in Warner Bros.' forthcoming Western movie, which will be set in the present day.The 1969 original...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 May 2013
Tony Scott Estate Rejects Talent Agency's Creditor's Claim
The executors of Tony Scott's estate have rejected a $1 million (£625,000) creditor's claim filed by the director's talent agency representatives for unpaid commissions.Lawyers for Creative Artists Agency (Caa) lodged the documents in Los Angeles...
By WENN on 14 March 2013
Brad Pitt And Denzel Washington Among Mourners At Tony Scott Memorial
Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington and Mickey Rourke were among the Hollywood stars who gathered at a special memorial service in Los Angeles last week (15Feb13) to pay tribute to late director Tony Scott.Actors James Gandolfini...
By WENN on 20 February 2013
Does Killing Lincoln Capitalise On Lincoln Mania? Review Roundup
The Killing Lincoln reviews are in, and it’s time to find out if the TV movie, which tells the story of John Wilkes Booth and the conspiracy that led to the 16th president's murder, adds...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 February 2013
Denzel Washington: 'Tony Scott Wanted To Collaborate Before His Death'
Denzel Washington was stunned by director Tony Scott's suicide last year (Aug12) because they had talked about collaborating on a new project in the days before his death.The actor worked with Scott on five movies,...
By WENN on 14 January 2013
Excitement Builds For 'Killing Lincoln' As Trailer Is Released
National Geographic aren't dipping their toes into the scripted drama, rather plunging themselves in with 'Killing Lincoln', an adaptation of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's bestselling book of the same.Tony Scott was working on adapting...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 January 2013
Keira Knightley Recalls Choosing Butt Double With Tony Scott
Keira Knightley chose her ''bum double'' with the late Tony Scott.The 26-year-old actress worked with the director - who committed suicide in August at the age of 68 - on action film 'Domino' in 2005,...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 December 2012
Top Gun Sequel Falls Apart, But 3-D Version Headed For Cinemas
The Top Gun Sequel - which was set to star Tom Cruise - has fallen apart in the wake of director Tony Scott's death. The filmmaker committed suicide on August 19, 2012, leaving Paramount Pictures...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 November 2012
Top Gun Sequel: Is It Ever Going To Happen?
The Top Gun sequel was purportedly thrown around the table at Paramount before the tragic death of the film's creator, Tony Scott, who surprised and shocked Hollywood by committing suicide."I said to Tony I want...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 November 2012
Tony Scott's Death Remains A Mystery
Despite the release of the coroner's report, confirming that Tony Scott committed suicide, there are still so many questions yet to have been answered, and his death still seems shrouded in mystery.The report said that...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 October 2012
Tony Scott Death Explained By Report
True Romance Director Tony Scott died from multiple blunt force injuries and drowning after jumping from Vincent Thomas Bridge into Los Angeles Harbor, ABC News reports. Preliminary autopsy results showed the Top Gun director had...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 October 2012
Autopsy Report: Tony Scott Committed Suicid, But We Still Don't Know Why
Tony Scott’s autopsy has been made public. Although the cause of death has been confirmed as suicide, the coroner’s report provides few other insights into why the film director chose to take his own life.Scott...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 October 2012
Tony Scott's Funeral Held Just Days After Suicide
Tony Scott's Funeral took place on Friday this week (August 24th), a mere five days after the famed director tragically took his own life by leaping from atop the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles.The...
By WENN on 26 August 2012
Tony Scott's Funeral And Memorial Details Announced
Director Tony Scott will be laid to rest at a private family funeral in Los Angeles this weekend (25-26Aug12).The Top Gun filmmaker committed suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in California on Sunday...
By WENN on 23 August 2012
Tom Cruise Friends Urge Him To Slow Down
Tom Cruise's loved ones have urged him to slow down.Following his split from Katie Holmes in June family and friends are concerned about the 'Mission: Impossible' star, who has been focusing fully on his career...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 August 2012
Tony Scott Did Not Have Brain Cancer
Tony Scott did not have inoperable brain cancer.The film director committed suicide when he jumped to his death from Vincent Thomas Bridge into the Los Angeles Harbor this weekend.However, he did not have brain cancer...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 August 2012
Tony Scott Diagnosed With Inoperable Brain Cancer Before Death
Tony Scott 's death came as a great shock to the movie industry this week, though the context of the director's decision to commit suicide is beginning to take shape. A source close...
By WENN on 20 August 2012
Mia Wasikowska In Talks For Stoker Role
Mia Wasikowska is reportedly in negotiations to take up the lead role in 'Stoker'.The 'Kids Are All Right' star - who shot to fame after starring in Tim Burton's 2010 reimagining of 'Alice In Wonderland'...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 January 2011
Denzel Washington: ''Comic Book Movies Are On Steroids'
Denzel Washington thinks comic book-adaptation movies are "on steroids".The Hollywood star believes comic movies such as 'Spider-Man' and 'Iron Man' have managed to recapture the spirit of a by-gone era thanks to the technology which...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 November 2010
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