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Top Gun: Maverick was scheduled to debut Jun. 24 and will now release Dec. 23, 2020 Paramount announced on Apr. 2, 2020 that “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to Tom Cruise’s 1986 classic, is pushed back to December due to COVID-19 crisis. Top Gun 2 is the latest summer movie to vacate its release date as theaters remain closed to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. The anticipated follow-up was scheduled to debut Jun. 24 and will now release Dec. 23, 2020, Variety reported. This print is available in multiple sizes from AircraftProfilePrints.com – CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS. F/A-18F Super Hornet VFA-103 Jolly Rogers, AG200 / 166620 / 2007 The making of “Top Gun: Maverick” cost over $150 million, so Paramount is counting on massive ticket sales in order to turn a profit. The delay gives Paramount more time to roll out a massive global marketing campaign. That could have been more difficult if “Top Gun: Maverick” had tried to maintain its original summer release date. Cruise is gearing up to star in the seventh “Mission: Impossible” movie — production in Europe was delayed when the coronavirus hit Italy. According to Variety, this will allow him to shoot that sequel and participate in the “Top Gun: Maverick” campaign. This model is available from AirModels – CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS The internet was set ablaze on Dec. 16, 2019 when the latest trailer of Top Gun: Maverick debuted (the first one was released on Jul. 18). The two-minute trailer boasts blockbuster scenes with Maverick taking to the skies in F/A-18 Super Hornet, F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft and an ‘Area 51’-type jet. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vg4U4BQW9OEk&featureemb_title

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