'Top Gun: Maverick' star Tom Cruise admits he 'cried' over 'emotional' reunion with co-star Val Kilmer

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As "Top Gun: Maverick" soared past $1 billion at the worldwide box office, Tom Cruise revealed emotions were also flying high with his co-star Val Kilmer.

After more than three decades, Cruise and Kilmer emotionally reunited on-screen in the long-awaited sequel.The Hollywood costars skyrocketed to fame after the 1986 "Top Gun" movie. "I just want to say that was pretty emotional, I’ve known Val for decades," Cruise said during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." "For him to come back and play that character…he’s such a powerful actor, that he instantly became that character again…you’re looking at Iceman." When asked if he cried while filming the intense scene, Cruise admitted he was in tears. "I was crying, I got emotional," he confessed. "He’s such a brilliant actor, and I love his work." Cruise added that since the coronavirus pandemic shook the world, he’s ecstatic when he reunites with his colleagues. "[With] COVID… I haven’t been able to see my friends for many, many years." The 60-year-old actor said he may still be doing his own stunts when he’s 80 or 100 years old.  "I’m planning on it… I’ve been doing it my whole life as a kid.

I was always working on stories and writing skits even when I was a little kid," he told the media outlet. "Top Gun: Maverick" has become the highest-grossing film of Cruise’s career.

Within the five weeks since its May 27, 2022, release, the film grossed more than $520 million domestically and over $486 million internationally.