Japanese And Taiwanese Flag Removed From Maverick’s Jacket In New Top Gun – Kotaku

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Screenshot: Paramount Shots

High Gun: Maverick takes pronounce decades after the long-established movie, nonetheless in the trailer (and promotional poster), Maverick dons his gentle leather jacket. It would possibly perchance presumably well perchance watch like it did in the long-established movie, nonetheless it’s now not.

As pointed out on Taiwan Info and Toychan, a patch on Maverick’s leather jacket has been altered.

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Screenshot: Paramount by job of Toychan

Within the 1986 movie, the patch be taught, “A long way East Cruise 63-4 USS Galveston” and featured flags for the US, the United Nations, Japan and Taiwan. Based fully fully on Taiwan Info, the patch references an right U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser that used to be deployed to the waters surrounding Taiwan and Japan.

For the sequel, the patch now reads “Indian Ocean Cruise 85-86 United States Navy” and now now not facets the Eastern and Taiwanese flags. As eminent on Navy.com, it is unclear what these unusual flags consult with. The surrounding patches carry out now not appear to occupy been altered.

China’s Tencent Shots partnered with Paramount Shots for High Gun: Maverick, resulting in speculation as to why this patch used to be modified. On the choice hand, as reported on Livedoor, neither Tencent or Paramount occupy yet to commentary.

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