Tom Cruise was “never” going to let Top Gun: Maverick go to streaming
And don't expect to stream any other Tom Cruise movies, either
During a Q&A at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Tom Cruise made his stance on sending his movies to streaming services very clear. Asked specifically about whether the powers that be wanted to stream Top Gun: Maverick after significant delay releases, he said, “They wouldn’t dare,” according to IGN.
“That’s not going to happen, ever. That was never going to happen. Never. Not going to happen,” Cruse continued.
He went on to explain:“Look at us all together. We’re all united. We’re all speaking different languages, different cultures, different ideas about art or cinema or storytelling but we are united in being able to come together as a community and share in a shared experience.… I’ve always loved the audience. I make my movies for audiences, because I am an audience, first and foremost.”
Variety reported that Cruise claimed to spend “a lot of time with theater owners,” even calling them up during the pandemic to say: “Please, I know what you’re going through. Just know we are making Mission: Impossible and Top Gun is coming out.”