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The "Top Gun" sequel, which has been delayed
multiple times during the pandemic, had been set to debut in
theaters on Nov. 19, just ahead of Thanksgiving, to kick off the
holiday moviegoing season.
"Top Gun" will now debut on May 27, the date that "M:I 7" had
been set to light up screens over next year's Memorial Day
weekend. That forced a shift for "M:I 7," which was moved to
Sept. 30, 2022.
Movie studios have repeatedly shuffled their schedules as they
try to gauge when crowds will return to cinemas. The Delta
variant of the coronavirus has disrupted a hoped-for comeback.
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Theater chains, including AMC Entertainment, Cineworld Plc and
Cinemark Holdings, are counting on blockbusters such as "Top
Gun" to help lure audiences back. The movie is a follow-up to
the 1986 hit starring Cruise as an elite U.S. Navy fighter
pilot.
Jeff Bock, senior media analyst at Exhibitor Relations Co,
called Paramount's decision on "Top Gun" a "smart move."
"Paramount needs this to be a big worldwide hit. Global
marketplace just isn't there yet," Bock wrote on Twitter.
Theater operators hope other big-budget films will cling to
their 2021 schedules. James Bond movie "No Time to Die" is
currently set for release in cinemas on Oct. 8, and studio MGM
has insisted that date will stick.
Other upcoming films include Sony's "Venom: Let There Be
Carnage" in October, Marvel's "Eternals" in November and
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" in December.
(Reporting by Lisa RichwineEditing by Chizu Nomiyama and
Jonathan Oatis)
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