‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to display at Cannes Film Festival 2022

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Tom Cruise-starrer “Top Gun: Maverick” shall be screened on the 2022 version of the Cannes Film Festival. Festival sources informed The Hollywood Reporter, the much-awaited motion spectacle will open at Cannes upfront of its Memorial Day premiere in theatres.

Cannes, nonetheless, wouldn’t function the movie’s world premiere, which shall be held in San Diego, the place the primary movie was set. This would mark the primary time in 30 years a Cruise movie has screened at Cannes, with the Ron Howard-directed “Far and Away” displaying on the film gala in 1992.

“Maverick”, a follow-up to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun” additionally starring Cruise, could have its North American premiere on May 27. Paramount and Skydance declined to touch upon the competition screening of the film, directed by Cruise’s “Oblivion” director Joseph Kosinski.

“Maverick” additionally stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Monica Barbaro, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer, returning as Iceman. The movie has been delayed a number of occasions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Maverick” launched its first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019. In August 2021, the primary 13 minutes of the film have been screened at CinemaCon. Cannes Film Festival shall be held from May 17-28.