Tom Cruise Admits He Shed Tears Reuniting With Val Kilmer In ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: ‘That Was Pretty Emotional’
etcanada.comTom 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. READ MORE: Val Kilmer Says Returning As Iceman In ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Was ‘Like Being Reunited With A Long Lost Friend’ 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.
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