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Tom Cruise has paid an emotional tribute to late co-star Val Kilmer. Hollywood was rocked this week by the news that Kilmer had died at the age of 65 on Tuesday following a battle against pneumonia. On Thursday, 62-year-old Cruise was a surprise guest at CinemaCon in Las Vegas - where major film studios have been showcasing their upcoming films. Taking to the stage at the Colosseum in the Nevada city, Cruise asked the audience to "take a moment" to reflect on Kilmer's life - and made reference to their appearances in the Top Gun film series. ”I'd like to honour a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer. I really can't tell you how much I admire his work, how much I thought of him as a human being, how honoured I was when he joined Top Gun and came back for Top Gun: Maverick.” "I think it would be great if we could all just take a moment and think about all the wonderful times we had with him. Would you all mind doing that? Let's just take a moment.” Kilmer played LT Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky in the 1986 film Top Gun - in which Cruise played LT Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell. The stars were reunited 36 years later as they both appeared in the sequel film Top Gun: Maverick, which was released in 2022.
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