Follow us on Google News
Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed
The latest installment of theTop Gunfranchise sees Tom Cruise return to the iconic role of Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mithcell. AlthoughTog Gun: Maverickmade it big on theatre screens, it failed to get much attention on OTT platforms.
Following the news that the movie was available to stream on Paramount+ months after its theatre premiere, fans trolled Tom Cruise and the movie along with it. Hinting at the method of piracy and other means, the fans reminded Tom Cruise that he was simply…too late.
Tom Cruise’sTop Gun: MaverickTrolled For Delayed Release
Tom Cruise found much love and adoration whenTop Gun: Maverickwas revealed to the public in theaters. The movie was a sequel to the 1986 classic hitTop Gunand had every bit of nostalgia that the people wanted.
Also read:‘If they can make something cheaper, they’ll do it’: Top Gun: Maverick Producer Claims Tom Cruise Movie is Only Shot To Stop Hollywood’s Over-Reliance on CGI
The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski, went on to receive a whopping 96% on Rotten Tomatoes following its release in theaters on 27th May 2022. With a strong rating of 8.4/10 on IMDB, the film managed to baffle and shock the audiences with its theatre strength that would not decrease. 7 months after the release of the movie, it gets an OTT platform to stream digitally. Paramount+ became the go-to OTT platform for anyone who wishes to streamTop Gun: Maverick,but the news came with some trolling.
Fans took to Twitter to troll the much-delayed OTT release of the film and joked that they pirated the movie weeks/months ago and would not pay more to watch it again.
#TopGunMaverickis now available to stream on Paramount+ 📺pic.twitter.com/rdYBKtIGgD
— ScreenTime (@screentime)July 21, 2025
#TopGunMaverickis now available to pirate on PirateBay+
— Bio (@ZoieNolan)August 15, 2025
Pirated or not, the movie managed to rake in a heavy amount of dollars as it earned a whopping $1.418 billion in its global box office run. The film was also enchanted with a star-studded cast ofTom Cruise, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer, and more. In his note to especially thank the fans, veteran actor Tom Cruise jumped out of a plane to show gratitude for the love that the people had shown forTop Gun: Maverick!
Suggested:“I would rather do badly paid theaters than work with him”: Emily Blunt Left Humiliated After Past Interview Revealed Actress Hated Tom Cruise, Never Wanted to Work With Him
When Tom Cruise Thanked The Fans By Jumping Off An Airplane
Related:“His recent conduct has been unacceptable”: Tom Cruise Was Fired From Paramount During Mission: Impossible 3, Begged Star to Return After Tropic Thunder
Following the success ofTop Gun: Maverick,the veteran actor recently filmed himself jumping off an airplane in a video thanking the fans. While filming the upcomingMission Impossiblemovie, Tom Cruise shouts into the camera that he didn’t want the year to end without thanking his fans.
“Hey everyone, here we are over stunning South Africa, and we’re filming ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ parts one and two. I didn’t want the year to end without thanking you all for coming out to the theaters, and thank you for supporting ‘Top Gun: Maverick. Thank you for allowing us to entertain you. It truly is the honor of a lifetime. I’m running out of altitude, so I have to get back to work – we have to get this shot – you have a very safe and happy holiday, we’ll see you at the movies.”
With these last lines, the actor jumps off the plane and free-falls to the ground while lazily cruising through the air. Tom Cruise has been known to involve himself in various kinds of dangerous stunts throughout his years and he doesn’t seem to wish to stop.
Top Gun: Maverickis now available to stream on Paramount+.
Source:CultureCrave
Visarg Acharya
Senior Writer
Articles Published :3266
Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
