top gun
Americannoun
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Slang. a person who is the best or one of the best in a particular field; the top-ranked person in a group.
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an ace fighter pilot.
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Ellison ticked off some of the popular franchises that Paramount, which owns “Mission: Impossible,” and “Top Gun,” will inherit with Warner Bros., which has the rights to Harry Potter, “Lord of the Rings,” DC Comics and “Game of Thrones.”
From Los Angeles Times
“My friend, constituent, and lifelong hero Royce Williams is a Top Gun pilot like no other, an American hero for all time, and now, a recipient of the highest honor in the land,” Issa said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times
Bruckheimer, who was last nominated at the Academy Awards for Top Gun: Maverick, also discussed his stacked calendar of projects.
From BBC
He is also working on another Top Gun movie and another film in the Pirates of Caribbean franchise.
From BBC
Center Studios in downtown L.A., where “Mad Men,” “The Rookie,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and many other movies and TV shows were filmed, declined to comment.
From Los Angeles Times
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