Jun 2, 2022 · “Top Gun: Maverick” is now showing Taiwan’s official flag after an outcry, putting its release in mainland China in jeopardy. The box office mega-hit — which is by far Tom Cruise’s...

May 27, 2022 · To the joy of Taiwanese audiences hitting the theaters this week, Top Gun: Maverick features a prominent shot of the Japanese and Taiwanese flags—national symbols that were scrubbed from a...

May 30, 2022 · Two flag patches on the back of the jacket – representing Taiwan and Japan – appear to have been returned to their original spots. The flags were missing, or obscured, in a 2019 trailer for...

Jul 22, 2019 · In the trailer of "Top Gun: Maverick," two jacket patches that had originally shown the Japanese and Taiwanese flags (left) appear to have been swapped out and replaced with two ambiguous...

Jun 1, 2022 · Top Gun: Maverick faces being banned in China after producers decided to restore the Taiwanese flag on the back of Tom Cruise's jacket in the new blockbuster.

Jun 5, 2022 · Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is back in his iconic bomber jacket as a US Navy pilot, stealing hearts with action blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. But audiences in Taiwan have also been cheering...

Oct 29, 2023 · Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is back in his iconic bomber jacket as a US Navy pilot, stealing hearts with action blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. But audiences in Taiwan have also been cheering the return of another movie symbol: …

Jun 2, 2022 · The version seen in the early “Top Gun: Maverick” trailers showed the Japanese flag’s red circle had been changed into a red triangle, while the Taiwanese flag was turned into another unidentifiable symbol.

26th May 2022 – (Taipei) Despite trailer images showing the Taiwanese and Japanese flags censored on a flight jacket worn by Tom Cruise’s character in “Top Gun: Maverick,” the theatrical release in Taiwan is displaying both flags as it hits cinemas across the country on Wednesday.

Jul 23, 2022 · In Top Gun 2, Maverick reps a Taiwanese flag patch despite objections by China, heralding the end of Hollywood kowtowing to the Chinese censors.