It will be the first time in 30 years that a cruise film will be screened at Cannes, with ‘Far and Away’ being screened at the 1992 film Gala directed by Ron Howard.
It will be the first time in 30 years that a cruise film will be screened at Cannes, with ‘Far and Away’ being screened at the 1992 film Gala directed by Ron Howard.
Tom Cruise-starrer “Top Gun: Maverick” will be screened at the 2022 edition of Cannes Film Festival.
Festival sources told Hollywood ReporterThe much-anticipated action spectacle opens in cinemas at Cannes ahead of its Memorial Day premiere.
Cannes, however, will not serve as the film’s world premiere, which will be held in San Diego, where the first film was set.
It will be the first time in 30 years that a cruise film has been shown at Cannes, including the 1992 Ron Howard-directed “Far and Away” film gala.
“Maverick”, the follow-up to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun”, also starring Cruise, will have its North American premiere on May 27.
Paramount and Skydance declined to comment at a festive screening of Cruise’s “Oblivion” director Joseph Kosinski.
“Maverick” also stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glenn Powell, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Monica Barbaro, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer, returning as Iceman.
The film has been delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maverick” launched its first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019.
In August 2021, the first 13 minutes of the film were screened at CinemaCon.
The Cannes Film Festival will run from May 17 to 28.