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  1. Tom Cruise Talks Reuniting with Val Kilmer for Top Gun Sequel

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  2. Are Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise Friends? A Look Beyond the On-Screen Rivalry

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  3. “Straight From the Heart”

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  4. Tom Cruise Talks Emotional Reunion With Val Kilmer

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  5. Tom Cruise 'was really adamant' Val Kilmer appear in 'Top Gun: Maverick

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  6. Tom Cruise y Val Kilmer a 32 años de 'Top Gun'

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  1. Are Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise Friends? A Look Beyond the ...

    One of his more memorable roles was in the 1986 Tom Cruise -led Top Gun, where Val played rival fighter pilot Iceman. The tension between the two men was palpable on camera, but as often is the case in movies and TV shows, that on-screen "bad blood" doesn't necessarily translate off camera. So are Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise friends in real life?

  2. Val Kilmer on Tom Cruise: "I consider him a real friend"

    Director Joseph Kosinski says Cruise and Kilmer, the two Hollywood vets, had "tears in their eyes" as they shot Iceman's farewell. "Tom and I get along really well," Kilmer writes. "We ...

  3. Val Kilmer talks 'Top Gun: Maverick' return, Cruise friendship

    Val Kilmer explains his 'Top Gun: Maverick' return and 'authentic friendship' with Tom Cruise. The heroes return: Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in "Top Gun: Maverick.". (Paramount Pictures ...

  4. How Tom Cruise Really Feels About His Val Kilmer Reunion In ...

    Venerable actor Val Kilmer, despite a harrowing battle with throat cancer in recent years, is back and reassuming his iconic role of Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in "Top Gun: Maverick."Maverick and ...

  5. Val Kilmer on 'Top Gun: Maverick' teary reunion, hug with Tom Cruise

    But the beating heart of Tom Cruise's screen return as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell after 36 years is the emotional meeting with one-time "Top Gun" pilot rival Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, played by Val Kilmer.

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    Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in Top Gun. Everett Collection. The success of Top Gun propelled Kilmer onto the A-list and led to him starring in 1988's Willow, 1991's The Doors, 1993's Tombstone, 1995 ...

  7. 'Top Gun: Maverick'

    Midway through the film, Tom Cruise 's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell reunites with Val Kilmer 's Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, who in the years since the events of 1986's Top Gun has become an ...

  8. Val Kilmer Top Gun Maverick cameo: Why Tom Cruise insisted on a

    31 May 2022. Val Kilmer, variously man of Ice and Bat, has had a torrid time of it over the last decade. In 2014, at 54-years-old — he's just three years older than Top Gun co-star Tom Cruise ...

  9. 'Top Gun: Maverick': Val Kilmer cameo, health woes explained

    Why Val Kilmer's brief cameo is the most powerful moment in 'Top Gun: Maverick'. In the original "Maverick," Navy pilot Iceman (Val Kilmer) faces off with rival Maverick (Tom Cruise ...

  10. 'Top Gun: Maverick': Tom Cruise Revisits Emotional Reunion with Val Kilmer

    Tom Cruise discusses reuniting with Val Kilmer for Top Gun Maverick, referring to the experience as emotional. "He's such a brilliant actor, and I love his work." Collider

  11. Val Kilmer & Tom Cruise's Top Gun Feud Explained (Was It Real?)

    The rivalry between Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in Top Gun was rumored to also be the case off-screen with Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, but is there any truth to do these claims? Directed by Tony Scott, the 1986 action film focused on the U.S. Navy's Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California dubbed TOPGUN and its skilled pilot trainees.

  12. Top Gun: Maverick's Val Kilmer Discusses His Long-Standing ...

    Published Jun 20, 2022. Val Kilmer's on-screen reunion with Tom Cruise has grabbed fans' attention, and according to the star, it is all built on their real-life friendship. Paramount Pictures ...

  13. Tom Cruise & Val Kilmer Were Actually Rivals During "Top Gun"

    Onscreen, they were rivals who became friends. Off-screen, they were friends who became rivals. Well, sort of. In the original Top Gun, Tom Cruise starred as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, while Val Kilmer played his flight school rival Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. The two actors are on good terms today—and appear together in the new sequel Top Gun: Maverick—but when they were making the first movie ...

  14. The Real Reason Tom Cruise And Val Kilmer Kept Their Distance ...

    According to Cinema Blend, Kilmer himself admitted that the truth was more complicated in the 2021 documentary "Val," writing that "In reality, I've always thought of Tom as a friend, and we've ...

  15. 'Top Gun: Maverick' Needed Iceman. And Val Kilmer Needed Tom Cruise

    In summer 2013, Val Kilmer went on Larry King Live to talk about a variety of topics—his son's first kiss, being Betty White's sole hater, and working alongside Cruise on Top Gun. "I didn ...

  16. Why Top Gun 2's Iceman Scene Is So Emotional Explained By Director

    Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski explains the real-world dynamics that made the scene between Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer's Iceman so emotional. Released more than 35 years after Tony Scott's original Top Gun, Kosinski's sequel sees Cruise's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell return to the titular Navy training program as an instructor.Tasked with preparing a new batch of recruits for a ...

  17. Tom Cruise opens up about his 'very special' reunion with Val Kilmer in

    Tom Cruise has opened up about his reunion with Val Kilmer in Top Gun: Maverick, years after their respective characters' conflict turned into friendship in the original film.. The new action movie sees Cruise as the Navy's top pilot, who must confront the ghosts of his past. It is a direct sequel to the original 1986 movie, for which Kilmer was cast as Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky.

  18. Tom Cruise Cried Over Val Kilmer Reunion in Top Gun: Maverick

    WireImage. 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 ...

  19. Val Kilmer Had a Lot to Say About Tom Cruise Rivalry Behind the ...

    Val Kilmer, whose starring in Top Gun 2: Maverick, revealed the truth behind rumors of his and Tom Cruise's rivalry while working on 'Top Gun' in Amazon Prime's Val.

  20. Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer: A Friendship That Goes Beyond the Screen

    6 1.7k. Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise have been friends for a long time, and their on-screen reunion has caught the attention of fans. Despite the fact that their characters in Top Gun had a rocky start, in real life, the two actors have always been supportive of each other. Kilmer has stated that he considers Cruise a true friend, and that they ...

  21. Val Kilmer Reveals What Its Really Like To Work With Tom Cruise

    Despite his health issues, Val Kilmer signed on to reprise his role as well. "It was like no time had passed at all," Kilmer told Entertainment Weekly about working once again with Cruise. The two ...

  22. Tom Cruise was 'crying' during reunion with Val Kilmer on Top Gun: Maverick

    Tom Cruise revealed just how emotional his reunion with Val Kilmer was on the set of Top Gun: Maverick.. Kilmer, who appeared alongside Cruise in the 1986 original Top Gun, was diagnosed with cancer in 2015.After successfully undergoing chemotherapy and two tracheotomies, Kilmer is cancer-free but speaks with the use of a voice box.. When he reunited with Cruise in Maverick, his character, Tom ...

  23. Tom Cruise's Inner Circle of Friends: Will Smith, Val Kilmer and More

    Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer developed their friendship on the Top Gun set, with Kilmer starring as Tom Kazansky, a top naval aviator and Mitchell's rival turned friend in the film. Their ...