‘I’m still your wingman!’ Val Kilmer dedicates moving post to Tom Cruise after Top Gun: Maverick reunion

Val Kilmer makes touching tribute to Tom Cruise
Val Kilmer has made a candy tribute to Prime Gun: Maverick pal Tom Cruise on his Instagram web page (Image: REX/YouTube/Paramount)

Val Kilmer has shared a touching message to Tom Cruise after the pair joined forces once more in Prime Gun: Maverick.

The 62-year-old actor famously performed Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazinsky alongside Tom, 59, within the unique 1986 film and reprised the position briefly within the sequel.

On Instagram, Val posted a nonetheless from the blockbuster of the second the 2 reconnected, captioning it: ’36 years later… I’m nonetheless your wingman.’

The guts emoji he added made for an additional dose of cuteness.

Val was identified with most cancers in 2015 and after present process chemotherapy and a tracheotomy, which saved his life, is now cancer-free however speaks with the usage of a voice field.

Iceman, as a result of an unspecified sickness, communicates by way of a pc within the scene.

Followers have been fast to indicate their appreciation for the publish and the scene within the feedback. 

On the set of Top Gun
Val and Tom, pictured right here in Prime Gun in 1986, turn out to be family names because of the hit movie (Image: Getty Photographs)

One wrote: ‘Probably the most transferring sequence of the movie,’ whereas one other mentioned: ‘Your scene with Tom was the spotlight! Liked the film #Iceman.’

One other mentioned they have been ‘Crying in nostalgia’ and, actually, similar.

Within the scene, Iceman convinces Tom’s character Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell to return out of retirement to assist to arrange the recruits for a mission.

Iceman then dies off-screen shortly after.

Tom has beforehand spoken in regards to the reunion saying in regards to the second: ‘It was pretty. The entire expertise, , 36 years to make this movie.

‘There have been so many moments in making it that have been very particular, extremely distinctive. [Kilmer] is an actor that I vastly admire, so it was fantastic.’

Val Kilmer as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick Grab taken from trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giXco2jaZ_4
Val in his cameo as ‘Iceman’ in 2022’s Prime Gun: Maverick (Image: Paramount)

Val additionally talked about his ‘very transferring with the Los Angeles Occasions on Tuesday.

He mentioned: ‘Tom and I get alongside very well. We giggled like little children in class between takes. I take into account him an actual buddy. We shared intimate tales and challenges about our completely different existence.’

‘We talked fairly a bit about what was finest for the story and I believe they received it proper on the finish,’ he added.

‘We're in contact and alternate Xmas items yearly.’

The unique motion movie, which has damaged data by outperforming expectations on the international field workplace, taking $248m (£196m) worldwide, rocketed each actors into two of Hollywood’s greatest stars.  

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