This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris talk about the crazy Joker 2 news, a Squad Game reality show, a potential Duke Nukem movie, No Time to Die, Ms. Marvel, The Boys Season 3, Breakdown, All About Evil, and more.

There have been numerous “legacy sequels” of varying degrees of quality over the last few years but Top Gun: Maverick easily stands out as one of, if not the, best ones yet with, among other things, some truly jaw-dropping aerial action.

One of the most iconic aspects of the original Top Gun is its soundtrack and Top Gun: Maverick has brought in Lady Gaga for its big soundtrack song, “Hold My Hand”, which seems closest to Berlin’s “Take My Breathe Away” from the original with its sweeping power ballad tendencies.

Lots of choices for this holiday weekend in theaters or on streaming this weekend with House of Gucci, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Encanto, 8-Bit Christmas on HBO Max, Halle Berry’s directorial debut, Bruised on Netflix and more.

Based on true events, Ridley Scott directs House of Gucci, which follows the Gucci family over three decades as they become one of the most powerful names in fashion but are brought down by sex, revenge, greed, and murder.

Wonder Woman 1984 will arrive day and date on Christmas Day in both theaters and HBO Max, Stallone joins The Suicide Squad, The Last of Us officially coming to HBO, a new Predator movie is in development, Deadpool 3 is moving ahead under Disney/20th Century Studios and more in this week’s News Shotgun.

Shocking no one, “Shallow” won the Best Original Song award at last night’s Oscars for Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, following constant radio airplay since A Star is Born came out and wins at the Golden Globes and Grammy Awards.

A former Mexican federal agent, Isador “Machete” Cortez becomes a mercenary for hire, taking on vicious drug lords, racist politicians, and megalomaniacal supervillains to protect his people and the world.