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Tom Cruise is looking back on an emotional reunion that occurred on set of “Top Gun: Maverick” between his character Maverick and Val Kilmer’s Iceman.
In 2014, Kilmer lost his ability to speak after undergoing throat cancer treatment, which essentially put an end to his acting career. After not having acted in years, he returned for an emotional scene in the 2022 “Top Gun” sequel, reprising his role as Iceman, 36 years after the original blockbuster.
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Appearing opposite Cruise again, the moment was so compelling that, for many fans, there wasn’t a dry eye as they watched Kilmer return to the screen. Even Cruise couldn’t hold back tears on set.
“I just want to say that was pretty emotional. I’ve known Val for decades,” Cruise recently said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. “For him to come back and play that character… he’s such a powerful actor that he instantly became that character again. You’re looking at Iceman.”
“I was crying. I got emotional,” the actor confessed, gushing that “he’s such a brilliant actor.”
“I love his work,” he added.
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During the pandemic, “Top Gun: Maverick” became the second movie to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office after “Spider-Man: No Way Home”. The film, with a $1.48 billion gross, is the 11th highest-grossing movie in history worldwide (unadjusted for inflation),” as per Variety. It also ranks as the fifth-highest grosser at the domestic box office with $718 million.
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Tom Cruise has discussed how he “got emotional” in his Top Gun: Maverick reunion with Val Kilmer.The actor, who reprised his role as Peter “Maverick” Mitchell from the 1986 film Top Gun, appeared in a brief scene with Kilmer in the new film.Kilmer played Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the original film, but only returned for a cameo in the new film after being diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and now speaking with a voice box.“I just want to say that was pretty emotional. I’ve known Val for decades,” Cruise said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! recently.“For him to come back and play that character… he’s such a powerful actor that he instantly became that character again.
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Flying with a full heart! Tom Cruise was overcome with emotion while reuniting with Val Kilmer for the icon’s Top Gun: Maverick cameo.
Zack Sharf It stands with good reason that if any scene made you cry in “Top Gun: Maverick,” it was the emotional reunion between Tom Cruise’s Maverick and Val Kilmer’s Iceman. Kilmer had not acted in years after losing the ability to speak due to undergoing throat cancer treatment in 2014. But the actor returned for an emotional scene in the blockbuster “Top Gun” sequel. Suffice to say, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Kilmer had his big screen reunion with Tom Cruise, 36 years after the original “Top Gun.” The moment was so powerful that not even Cruise could keep the tears in. “I just want to say that was pretty emotional. I’ve known Val for decades,” Cruise said during a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” “For him to come back and play that character…he’s such a powerful actor, that he instantly became that character again…you’re looking at Iceman.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “I was crying. I got emotional.
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As "Top Gun: Maverick" soared past $1 billion at the worldwide box office, Tom Cruise revealed emotions were also flying high with his co-star Val Kilmer. After more than three decades, Cruise and Kilmer emotionally reunited on-screen in the long-awaited sequel.The Hollywood costars skyrocketed to fame after the 1986 "Top Gun" movie. "I just want to say that was pretty emotional, I’ve known Val for decades," Cruise said during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." "For him to come back and play that character…he’s such a powerful actor, that he instantly became that character again…you’re looking at Iceman." When asked if he cried while filming the intense scene, Cruise admitted he was in tears.