Tom Cruise “really wanted” Val Kilmer to reprise his role in the action flick, according to producer Jerry Bruckheimer. WireImage. In Kilmer’s 2020 memoir, ...

Tom Cruise stuck his neck out for his co-star. Back in 1986, the Hollywood icon starred as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in "Top Gun" alongside Val Kilmer, who played his rival, Tom "Iceman" Kazansky ...

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise have maintained a close friendship since starring together in Top Gun (1986.) In June 2022, Kilmer posted on Instagram , “36 years later… I’m still your wingman.” ...

Having Val Kilmer back as Iceman has been long touted as a huge moment for this Tom Cruise sequel, and that's part of why his presence was fought for to begin with.

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise forged a special bond during Top Gun that would last decades.. Kilmer died of pneumonia at the age of 65 on Tuesday, April 1, and though he may not have initially wanted ...

Tom Cruise is paying his respects to his former co-star and “dear friend” Val Kilmer. Kilmer, who worked with Cruise on “Top Gun,” died this week at age 65 from pneumonia.

Tom Cruise, star of the upcoming film “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” leads a moment of silence for late actor Val Kilmer during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon ...

Val Kilmer recently shared what it was like to film "Top Gun: Maverick" with Tom Cruise nearly 30 years after the original "Top Gun" was released. "It was like no time had passed at all," Kilmer ...

Val Kilmer returns to the danger zone in this year's "Top Gun: Maverick," a sequel Tom Cruise apparently pushed for him to be a part of.. The movie will be released 25 years after the 1986 ...

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise forged a special bond during Top Gun that would last decades.. Kilmer died of pneumonia at the age of 65 on Tuesday, April 1, and though he may not have initially wanted ...