June 1, 2022

A Tale of Two Top Guns

by The Journal

This past weekend's release of Top Gun: Maverick -- the sequel to Tom Cruise’s 1986 movie -- was record-breaking at the box office. But it also exposed the increasing power that China and its vast market has in Hollywood. WSJ's Erich Schwartzel explains how Top Gun: Maverick attracted Chinese financing -- and then lost it.


Further Reading:

- ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Loses Chinese Investor Due to Pro-U.S. Messaging 

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