A star within the OG “Top Gun” is suing Paramount, claiming the film firm ripped off his picture for the hit sequel.
In keeping with authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Barry Tubb, who performed Wolfman within the 1986 monster hit, says the time period “sequel” was by no means talked about or contemplated in his authentic contract. Due to this fact, that they had no proper to make use of his mug in “Top Gun: Maverick.”
The scene in rivalry — two of the sequel’s foremost characters Hangman (performed by Glen Powell) and Coyote (Greg Tarzan Davis) uncover Rooster Bradshaw (Miles Teller) is Goose’s surviving son.
Rooster factors on the {photograph} of the High Gun Class of ’86 hanging behind him … and when the digital camera zooms in, you see Wolfman sitting beside Goose, Iceman, and Maverick.
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Tubb says that they had no proper to make use of that photograph, by no means requested permission and by no means paid him a cent. He is asking for unspecified damages, however on condition that the flick has grossed almost $1.5 billion, he needs quite a bit.
“Top Gun: Maverick’s” huge numbers on the field workplace in ’22 even beat out “Avengers: Infinity War” to turn out to be the sixth highest-grossing film of all time