“Thank you, Val.
Maverick and Iceman, forever.
Tom Cruisepaid tribute to his lateTop GuncostarVal Kilmerwith an emotional moment of silence atCinemaConin Las Vegas.
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“I’d like to honor a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer,” Cruise said.
He gave a lot to all of us with his performances.”
I wish you well on your next journey."
Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.Paramount Pictures
He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and went public with his diagnosis in 2017.
The process left him with a tracheostomy tube that made speaking difficult.
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“Being next to him instantly makes you better.
That said, we blew a lot of takes laughing so much.
I was particularly thrilled and humbled by the audience’s reaction tomy scene with Tom.”
Additional reporting by Lauren Huff
