'Top Gun: Maverick' starring Tom Cruise has once again been postponed owing to the rise in coronavirus cases and the Delta variant in the US. AP
'Top Gun: Maverick' starring Tom Cruise has once again been postponed owing to the rise in coronavirus cases and the Delta variant in the US. AP
'Top Gun: Maverick' starring Tom Cruise has once again been postponed owing to the rise in coronavirus cases and the Delta variant in the US. AP
'Top Gun: Maverick' starring Tom Cruise has once again been postponed owing to the rise in coronavirus cases and the Delta variant in the US. AP

'Mission: Impossible 7' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' release dates pushed back again


Evelyn Lau
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Paramount is delaying the release of its Tom Cruise films Top Gun: Maverick and Mission: Impossible 7, pushing them back to 2022 due to concerns over the rise of Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant.

Top Gun: Maverick had a release date of November 19, but has now been pushed back to May 27, while Mission: Impossible 7, which had the original date of May 27, 2022, has now been shifted to September 30.

Deadline reports that Paramount is worried about lacklustre box office numbers owing to the pandemic and would rather delay the films in the hopes that things improve, rather than risk a low turnout from cinemagoers on the previously scheduled dates.

However, despite the delay, there are still a number of major films due to be released in the coming months in the UAE.

Disney’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings comes out on Thursday, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, which was partially filmed in the UAE, will be released on Thursday, September 23, and the anticipated James Bond flick No Time to Die will be out on Thursday, October 7.

The news of Mission: Impossible 7, which was partly shot in Abu Dhabi, being delayed also comes after it was reported that Paramount had filed a US lawsuit against Federal Insurance Company claiming its $5 million pay out had only compensated for a fraction of Covid-related losses.

The studio said production was forced to stop seven times during the pandemic, for reasons including coronavirus cases among the crew and travel restrictions in the UK and Italy.

Tom Cruise on the set of 'Mission Impossible 7' in Rome, Italy, in October 2020. Reuters
Tom Cruise on the set of 'Mission Impossible 7' in Rome, Italy, in October 2020. Reuters

According to Paramount, Federal claimed that many of the losses incurred were not covered by the insurance and it would not compensate for production stopped by positive tests.

"Remarkably, Federal stated that there was no evidence that those cast and crew members could not continue their duties, despite being infected with Sars-Cov-2 and posing an undeniable risk to other individuals involved with the production," the Paramount lawsuit said.

TOUCH RULES

Touch is derived from rugby league. Teams consist of up to 14 players with a maximum of six on the field at any time.

Teams can make as many substitutions as they want during the 40 minute matches.

Similar to rugby league, the attacking team has six attempts - or touches - before possession changes over.

A touch is any contact between the player with the ball and a defender, and must be with minimum force.

After a touch the player performs a “roll-ball” - similar to the play-the-ball in league - stepping over or rolling the ball between the feet.

At the roll-ball, the defenders have to retreat a minimum of five metres.

A touchdown is scored when an attacking player places the ball on or over the score-line.

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Guns N’ Roses’s last gig before Abu Dhabi was in Hong Kong on November 21. We were there – and here’s what they played, and in what order. You were warned.

  • It’s So Easy
  • Mr Brownstone
  • Chinese Democracy
  • Welcome to the Jungle
  • Double Talkin’ Jive
  • Better
  • Estranged
  • Live and Let Die (Wings cover)
  • Slither (Velvet Revolver cover)
  • Rocket Queen
  • You Could Be Mine
  • Shadow of Your Love
  • Attitude (Misfits cover)
  • Civil War
  • Coma
  • Love Theme from The Godfather (movie cover)
  • Sweet Child O’ Mine
  • Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb cover)
  • Wish You Were Here (instrumental Pink Floyd cover)
  • November Rain
  • Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden cover)
  • Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan cover)
  • Nightrain

Encore:

  • Patience
  • Don’t Cry
  • The Seeker (The Who cover)
  • Paradise City
The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting

2. Prayer

3. Hajj

4. Shahada

5. Zakat 

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Academics: Phd in strategic management in University of Wales

Number one caps: His best-seller caps are in shades of grey, blue, black and yellow

Reading: Is immersed in books on colours to understand more about the usage of different shades

Sport: Started playing polo two years ago. Helps him relax, plus he enjoys the speed and focus

Cars: Loves exotic cars and currently drives a Bentley Bentayga

Holiday: Favourite travel destinations are London and St Tropez

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Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

Updated: September 02, 2021, 9:23 AM