Top Gun: Maverick It is one of the best films of the year, well above the first installment, as we already told you in our review. Although the film could have suffered the fate of many others and reached streaming instead of being delayed so much (and so many times), we now know the reason why this was impossible to happen.
The guilty that the movie was delayed for so long and did not reach streaming, despite the fact that it had been ready for a long time, is Tom Cruise. As pointed from Varietyactor and producer He flatly refused to allow the film to reach a medium other than the cinema. All for the viewer experience.
A movement that we have already seen in other great films that have been suffering delays since the Covid-19 pandemic. In the case of Maverickwhen the pandemic hit, the sequel to top gun It would premiere on June 24, 2020. Those plans had to be rearranged when theaters closed and the entire industry was turned upside down.
Tom Cruise speaks about the premiere of ‘Top Gun’ in streaming
Tom Cruise himself explains the reasons why he flatly refused for the film to debut on streaming platforms: “That’s not going to happen. Ever”
“I’ve spent a lot of time with theater owners. The people who serve the popcorn, the ones who make this work. I know what they are going through. We’re doing ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Top Gun’ is coming out.”.
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise made it clear at Cannes that he doesn’t plan his films to be released on Netflix, Amazon Prime or other streaming services. He wants the action of his movies, the special effects and all the paraphernalia to be seen on as big a screen as possible, for theaters:
“I make movies for the big screen“.
Tom Cruise
The truth is that it is not the only one, but it is one of the few for which those responsible have announced themselves by flatly refusing its release outside of theaters. Top Gun: Maverick will be released on May 26.