Tom Cruise has mentioned how he “got emotional” in his Top Gun: Maverick reunion with Val Kilmer.
The actor, who reprised his function as Peter “Maverick” Mitchell from the 1986 movie Top Gun, appeared in a short scene with Kilmer within the new movie.
Kilmer performed Tom “Iceman” Kazansky within the authentic movie, however solely returned for a cameo within the new movie after being recognized with most cancers in 2015 and now talking with a voice field.
“I just want to say that was pretty emotional. I’ve known Val for decades,” Cruise mentioned on Jimmy Kimmel Live! just lately.
“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.”
“I was crying. I got emotional,” Cruise admitted. “He’s such a brilliant actor, and I love his work.”
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise is about to change into the primary civilian to carry out house stroll in a brand new movie.
Speaking to the BBC, Universal chairwoman Dame Donna Langley revealed that the actor, if all goes to plan, will likely be blasted into house to movie scenes on and out of doors the International Space Station.
“Tom Cruise is taking us to space. He’s taking the world to space. That’s the plan,” she mentioned.
“We have a great project in development with Tom, that does contemplate him doing just that. Taking a rocket up to the space station and shooting and hopefully being the first civilian to do a spacewalk outside of the space station.”