Paramount pushes release date of 'Top Gun: Maverick' back due to COVID surge

Paramount is pushing backmost the merchandise dates of respective movies, including "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Mission Impossible 7" amid a surge successful COVID-19 cases.

Deadline and Variety reported that Paramount had changed the merchandise day of 10 movies, including 3 starring Tom Cruise.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Top Gun: Maverick” was pushed backmost from Nov. 19 and volition present beryllium released connected May 27, 2022. "Mission: Impossible 7” volition present unfastened connected Sept. 30, 2022, alternatively of connected May 27, 2022, date, and its sequel “Mission: Impossible 8,” was pushed backmost from November 4, 2022, is moving to July 7, 2023.

Paramount is besides delaying "Jackass Forever," which volition beryllium released connected Feb. 4, 2022, alternatively of connected Oct. 22.

Variety reported that “Dungeons & Dragons” was moved from May 27, 2022, to March 3, 2023.

According to the Associated Press, Paramount isn't the lone 1 delaying the merchandise of movies. Sony Pictures has pushed backmost the merchandise of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” from September to Oct. 15 owed to a surge successful COVID cases.