Tom Cruise was “adamant” that Val Kilmer should be in ‘Top Gun 2’
Top Gun: Maverick, it has been revealed that its star Tom Cruise was determined to make the film with his former co-star Val Kilmer.Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who has worked on both the original film and its sequel, told People that the star was “adamant” that the new film include Kilmer, who played nemesis-turned-ally Iceman in Top Gun.“He said, ‘We have to have Val, we have to have him back. We have to have him in the film,'” Bruckheimer said.He continued: “He was the driving force.