'Top Gun: Maverick,' 'A Quiet Place: Part II' Get New Release Dates Amid Pandemic

Tom Cruise’s highly-anticipated flick “Top Gun: Maverick” has become the latest movie to delay its release due to the threats posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The long-awaited sequel was all set to make its way to theaters in June of this year, but Paramount decided to change the release date so that more and more people could see it on the big screen.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Paramount announced the movie will now be released on Dec. 23, just two days before Christmas. The date will allow the movie to become a financial success because of the holiday season. But it also shows that the studio is not undermining the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic.

The “Mission: Impossible Fallout” star also confirmed the news on Instagram and noted that the movie will “fly” to the theaters this Christmas.

“Top Gun: Maverick” will once again find Cruise playing ace Air Force pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Plot details are unknown, but casting details may have revealed that the story will focus on Maverick interacting with a new generation of pilots. The rest of the cast includes Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Glen Powell, and Val Kilmer is reprising his role of “Iceman” from the original film.

The first “Top Gun” was directed by Tony Scott (“Man on Fire”) and grossed $356 million worldwide.

Meanwhile, the studio also announced that John Krasinki’s “A Quiet Place: Place II” will now be releasing on Sept. 4, later this year. The new opening date comes a month after Krasinski announced on Twitter on Thursday that “due to ever-changing circumstances of what’s going on in the world around us,” a decision has been made to delay the “A Quiet Place” sequel's release.

Apart from Paramount, Universal yesterday announced that “Minions: Rise Of Gru” will now open on July 2, 2021, exactly a year after its original release date. Big tentpoles like “Wonder Woman 1984,” “No Time To Die,” “Mulan,” “F9,” “The New Mutants,” and “Black Widow” have already announced that there will be a delay in their release due to the current situation in the U.S.

Here are the movies that have been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak:

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Original Release Date: June 24

New Release Date: Dec. 23

“A Quiet Place: Part II”

Original Release Date: March 20

New Release Date: Sept. 4

“Mulan”

Original Release Date: March 27

New Release Date: To Be Announced

“No Time To Die”

Original Release Date: April 10

New Release Date: Nov. 25

“Fast And Furious 9”

Original Release Date: May 22

New Release Date: April 2, 2021

“Antlers”

Original Release Date: April 17

New Release Date: To Be Announced

“Black Widow”

Original Release Date: May 1

New Release Date: To Be Announced

“The Woman In The Window”

Original Release Date: May 15

New Release Date: To Be Announced

“The Personal History Of David Copperfield”

Original Release Date: May 8

New Release Date: To Be Announced