Born to Fly (film) - Wikipedia
Two American F-35 Lightning II fighters enter Chinese airspace and cause havoc near the coast. Flying at supersonic speeds, the F-35s create sonic booms that damage an oil refinery and …
Why China’s ‘Top Gun’ Never Took Off - The Hollywood Reporter
Dec 22, 2022 · Top Gun: Maverick never received permission to release in China, but it did more than fine at the global box office anyway, earning just shy of $1.5 billion — the most of any film …
Top Gun: Maverick betrays Hollywood's weakness in China - BBC
Jun 9, 2022 · There's no need to ban a film when, as Top Gun: Maverick shows, a studio will censor itself when it comes to how it portrays - or won't portray - Beijing. Yet surprisingly, there …
"Top Gun: Maverick" Was So Good China Abandoned Its Ripoff
Dec 23, 2022 · Instead, China set out to make its own version of Top Gun: Maverick called Born to Fly. But according to a new story in The Hollywood Reporter, the film — which was …
'Top Gun's' Maverick Appears Changed to Please China's …
Jul 20, 2019 · The sequel to "Top Gun," a film that boosted US Navy aviation recruitment by 500%, appears to have bowed to China's powerful Communist party by changing the jacket of …
China’s new “Top Gun” normalises war with America - The Economist
May 4, 2023 · People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets keep staging recklessly close, high-speed passes to intimidate Western military aircraft in international airspace near China. The …
The True Story Behind Tom Cruise and The Chinese 'Top Gun
Dec 29, 2024 · In the Chinese filmmakers' defense, the nondescript, evil MIG fighter jets in the original Top Gun film were designated with a red star to ensure no one got confused that …
We Watched China’s Version of Top Gun So Your Wouldn’t …
In October 2017, Chinese director Li Chen took a crack at making a Chinese Top Gun—and like the Bruckheimer original, his Sky Hunter was made in close cooperation with the military. U.S. …
Top Gun: Maverick Undoes a Controversial Change Made For China …
May 26, 2022 · Top Gun: Maverick has not yet been given a release date in China and it is uncertain if the Paramount film will be allowed to screen there, especially after the return of the …
China’s answer to Top Gun is a flat spin | Lowy Institute
Jul 3, 2023 · In the battle for cultural supremacy, the Chinese film industry has released their counterpoint to the American blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. The May 2023 release of Born …