A Tale of Two Top Guns

This past weekend's release of Top Gun: Maverick -- the sequel to Tom Cruise’s 1986 movie -- was record-breaking at the box office. But it also exposed the increasing power that China and its vast market has in Hollywood. WSJ's Erich Schwartzel explains how Top Gun: Maverick attracted Chinese financing -- and then lost it. Further Reading: - ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Loses Chinese Investor Due to Pro-U.S. Messaging  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices