Tom Cruise has responded to his Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer death. Cruise played Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell alongside Kilmer's Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the 1986 classic, with the two reuniting onscreen for 2022's Top Gun: Maverick. Taking to the stage at the Colosseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for CinemaCon 2025, Cruise said: “I'd like to honor a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer. I can't tell you how much I admire his work, how grateful and honored I was when he joined Top Gun and came back later for Top Gun: Maverick. I think it would be really nice if we could have a moment together because he loved movies and he gave a lot to all of us. Just kind of think about all the wonderful times that we had with him. I wish you well on the next journey.”