Tom Curise Leads Moment of Silence for 'Top Gun' Co-Star Val Kilmer at CinemaCon 2025

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Tom Cruise honoring his late co-star and “dear friend” Val Kilmer. While making an appearance at CinemaCon 2025 on Thursday (April 3), the 62-year-old actor led a moment of silence for his Top Gun co-star, who sadly passed away earlier this week at the age of 65. Keep reading to find out more…“I’d like to honor a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer,” Tom said on stage, via Variety. “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.” Tom concluded his message by saying, “I wish you well on the next journey.” If you forgot, Tom and Val played rival fighter pilots Maverick and Iceman in 1986′s Top Gun. Val then returned as Iceman for an emotional sequence in 2022′s Top Gun: Maverick, which ended up being his final on-screen appearance.