“He’s such a powerful actor that he became him again instantly”Cruise recalled about the image of having Val Kilmer in front of him, again, stuck in that role from four decades ago. “It was like watching Iceman. I started to cry. I got excited. He is an enormously brilliant actor and I adore his work.”. His return in Top Gun: Maverick was the first truly high-profile role Kilmer has taken since being diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015.
In the top gun From 1986 Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete Mitchell, aka Maverick, a daredevil Navy aviator who enters an elite pilot school. There, he quickly enters into a rivalry with Iceman, the best pilot in the promotion and the character he played. Val Kilmerwho was 26 years old at the time.
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