Top Gun: Maverick is the latest major blockbuster to skip the summer movie season
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Top Gun starring Tom Cruise, will now premiere on November 19th, according to
Deadline. It was previously slated to open on July 2nd which itself was a delay from December 23rd, 2020.
Maverick’s delay is the latest shift in this summer’s movie slate, which, like last summer’s, has been impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic. Disney delayed
Black Widow from a May release date to July 9th and is also opting to make it available as a $30 Disney Plus Premier Access title the same day. The company also made Pixar’s