Top Gun 2 Maverick UK DVD, Blu-ray & digital release date

The sequel to the 1986 classic has gone on to be one of the biggest films out this year, so here’s our look ahead at the Top Gun 2 Maverick UK DVD, Blu-ray, 4K and digital release date. It’s been a long time in the making, but after a lot of delays it’s finally here. The reviews have been very positive, so the home entertainment release should be just as big.

Following it’s stint at the box office, it will be available to buy first with the digital release with the Home Premier already available now. The DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD versions will then follow the digital purchase (see more details below) and the reviews all point to the prospect of some quality behind the scenes bonus features to enjoy for the latter two.

The plot sees Peter Mitchell – AKA Maverick – returning to the Top Gun flight academy as an unlikely ace teacher this time around. He’s got a lot of baggage from the previous film, but he still feels the need for speed and he wants to pass on his unconventional flying techniques to a new bunch of cadets.

There’s a side story romance with the admiral’s daughter, who runs the local bar close to the base when she’s not being a single mum. However, most of the action takes place up in the sky as Maverick grapples with his fading career, old losses and challenge of teaching the young cadets.

UK Blu-ray, DVD and digital release date

The Top Gun 2 Maverick UK digital release date has already arrived with the Home Premier version including purchase options for SD, HD and UHD, which is pretty much as expected in late August 2022. The long-awaited sequel came out at the box office in Britain on the 25th May 2022, and it has gone on to become one of the year’s big blockbusters.

There may well be other big films in 2022 with Marvel’s Thor Love and Thunder out already, and Black Panther Wakanda Forever still to come. But with such positive reviews it should still be in the mix in the top three for the year.

The film will then come out on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD with a confirmed UK release of Monday 31st October 2022, so it’s going to be much later than expected. This means that there’s a massive gap between the physical versions of the home entertainment release and digital, which is already available.

With the effects of COVID starting to slowly feel like a distant memory, the film industry is reverting to its previous cinema-to-physical time frames. This means that there’s more of a wait than before with the likes of The Batman hitting cinemas in the UK on the 4th March 2022 and DVD, Blu-ray and 4K for the 13th June 2022, compared to the 30th September 2021 and the 20th December 2021 for No Time To Die.

The turning point came with Spider-Man No Way Home, which was incredibly popular during its cinema run and acts as a good model for Top Gun 2. As a result, it looks like production companies with successful big screen movies will then delay the launch for home entertainment to give the film the best chance at success at the box office.

The strange thing here is that they’ve given the DVD, Blu-ray and 4K versions such a huge gap, compared to the more conventional digital release date. This could be to save the physical formats for a big Christmas push, which fits in with the 31st October timeline.

We’ll update you with more details on the digital, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K release as they get confirmed. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter to see news and updates on upcoming releases, and you can see more on the film with the official Top Gun movie Twitter page at https://twitter.com/TopGunMovie.

North America release date

Things seemed likely to go a little differently in North America, with a release date expected even earlier than in the UK for digital, Blu-ray and 4K. That was the case for the Early Access digital format, which is also available in the US and Canada. However, for the physical formats there’s even longer to wait than in Britain.

What this means for Top Gun Maverick is that it was available digitally in early August, but it won’t be available for the rest of the home entertainment formats until the 1st November 2022. It’s only a day later than in the UK, but it’s still unusual for us to get a film out over here before the States.

The best explanation for the later release dates is the holiday factor when it comes to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K sales. The 2nd film is definitely going to be a big one in terms of perfect gift options, so the companies behind the film are clearly putting it out with this in mind.

If they had opted for an earlier release then it would have burned out its jet fuelled buzz way before the gift buying season. It’s clearly too big of an opportunity to miss out on and with the tough time that the movie industry has had over the last few years it’s heard to blame Paramount Pictures for picking the later date.

DVD and Blu-ray details

Age rating: 12 (UK) PG-13 (US)

Runtime: 2 hours, 11 minutes

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Cast: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connoly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Monica Barbaro, Val Kilmer

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Home entertainment review

The reviews for Maverick have been very strong following the premier, so fans of the first film will probably have this penciled in for their home entertainment collection. While the DVD will be the least expensive option, you might want to consider either the Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD versions.

Apart from the visuals being better suited to the visceral action of the flight sequences, DVD releases are usually bereft of bonus features. It’s a similar story for the standard definition digital release, but you should check out the details for the HD and 4K digital options to compare the bonus features.

In terms of re-watch value, you’ve got to ask yourself how many times you’ve seen the first film. If it’s in the double or triple digits then you’re probably going to get a lot out of Top Gun 2. Tom Cruise has clearly gone to the next level in terms of bringing Maverick back from the 80s and with the incredible dog fights and aerial stunts there’s a lot to keep you coming back for more

However, and it’s a big one for us, a significant part of the success of the first film is the romance side of things, which isn’t as lauded in the 2nd film. The brilliant Jennifer Connelly (Labyrinth, The Rocketeer, Dark City, A Beautiful Mind) is Pete’s new flame, but the burgeoning relationship was always going to find it tough to hold a candle to the steam of Cruise and Kelly McGillis.

Digital, DVD and Blu-ray review: 3.9/5