Jerry Bruckheimer, a producer on the sequel, said in 2022 that Tom Cruise was the "driving force" behind getting Val Kilmer to return for the movie.

Kilmer portrayed Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazanski in the 1986 “Top Gun” film starring Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. The two ...

It's been just two days since Top Gun and Batman Forever actor Val Kilmer died at the age of 65 years old. Tom Cruise is at CinemaCon to promote the next Mission: Impossible movie at the Paramount ...

At CinemaCon, Tom Cruise honored Val Kilmer, his "Top Gun" and "Maverick" co-star who died April 1, with an emotional moment ...

Tom Cruise has paid tribute to his late Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer, honouring his “dear friend” and wishing him “well on the next journey”. Speaking at the CinemaCon film event in Las Vegas, Cruise ...

Tom Cruise has paid tribute to his Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week aged 65. Appearing at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Cruise led a crowd in The Colosseum theatre in a moment of ...

Tom Cruise arrived at CinemaCon during a somber moment. He earned big applause as he took the stage, and he started off by paying tribute to the late Val Kilmer, his co-star in Top Gun who died ...

Tom Cruise gave his late Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer a proper send off during a surprise appearance at CinemaCon 2025 on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Taking to the stage, Cruise, 62, asked for a moment of ...

Countless people who attended CinemaCon in Las Vegas raved about Cruise’s beautiful speech. They thought it was a classy tribute to Kilmer. “Such a classy move by Tom Cruise to honor Val Kilmer with a ...

"Thank you, Val. I wish you well on your next journey," Cruise said of his late costar during the "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" presentation.

At the start of a surprise appearance at CinemaCon this morning, Tom Cruise took a moment to honor his Top Gun co-star, the late Val Kilmer. Kilmer passed away earlier this week at age 65, after ...

While on stage at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Tom Cruise asked those in attendance to join him in a moment of silence to honor the late Val Kilmer.