{"id":32564,"date":"2022-06-01T20:22:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T20:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/top-gun-faces-being-banned-in-china-over-taiwan-flag-on-mavericks-leather-bomber-jacket\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T20:22:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T20:22:56","slug":"top-gun-faces-being-banned-in-china-over-taiwan-flag-on-mavericks-leather-bomber-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/top-gun-faces-being-banned-in-china-over-taiwan-flag-on-mavericks-leather-bomber-jacket\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gun faces being BANNED in China over Taiwan flag on Maverick’s leather bomber jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/p>\n
In the original 1986 classic, Lieutenant Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell wears a leather bomber jacket featuring patches on the back, commemorating his father’s battleship tours to Japan and Taiwan in 1963 to 1964.<\/p>\n
But when the trailer for the highly-anticipated sequel was released in 2019, the flags had been removed as Hollywood continued its trend of pandering to the Chinese market, which has long been a source of considerable revenue. <\/p>\n
There was speculation the decision was influenced by Chinese film distributor and production company Tencent Pictures, who were part producing the aviation romp.<\/p>\n
The flags had been replaced by random symbols in an apparent kowtow to the Communist nation’s political demands.<\/p>\n
But when the film was released last week, fans were relieved to see the Taiwanese flag had been restored, with one scene even featuring a close-up shot, after Tencent Pictures reneged on their promise to part-finance the film.<\/p>\n