Tom Cruise has paid tribute to Val Kilmer, wishing his Prime Gun co-star “well on the next journey”.
Cruise, talking on the CinemaCon movie occasion in Las Vegas on Thursday, requested for a second’s silence to mirror on the “wonderful” occasions shared with the star, whom he known as a “dear friend”.
Kilmer, who died of pneumonia on Tuesday aged 65, rocketed to fame starring alongside Cruise within the 1986 blockbuster Prime Gun, taking part in Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky, a rival fighter pilot to Cruise’s character Maverick.
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Tom Cruise stated ‘I want you effectively on the following journey’. Pic: AP
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Val Kilmer in 2017. Pic: AP
His final half was a cameo position within the 2022 blockbuster sequel Prime Gun: Maverick.
Cruise, on stage at Caesars Palace on Thursday, stated: “I’d like to honour a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer. I can’t tell you how much I admire his work, how grateful and honoured I was when he joined Top Gun and came back later for Top Gun: Maverick.
“I believe it will be very nice if we might have a second collectively as a result of he liked motion pictures and he gave loads to all of us. Simply type of take into consideration all of the fantastic occasions that we had with him.
“I wish you well on the next journey.”
The second of silence adopted a string of tributes from Hollywood figures together with Cher, Francis Ford Coppola, Antonio Banderas and Michelle Monaghan.
Kilmer’s daughter Mercedes informed the New York Instances on Wednesday that the actor had died from pneumonia.
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Tom Cruise at Caesars Palace on Thursday. Pic: AP
Identified with throat most cancers in 2014, Kilmer mentioned his sickness and restoration in his 2020 memoir Your Huckleberry and Amazon Prime documentary Val.
He underwent radiation and chemotherapy therapies for the illness and in addition had a tracheostomy which broken his vocal cords and completely gave him a raspy talking voice.
Kilmer performed Batman within the 1995 movie Batman Without end and obtained essential approval for his portrayal of rock singer Jim Morrison within the 1991 film The Doorways.
He additionally starred in True Romance and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, in addition to taking part in prison Chris Shiherlis in Michael Mann’s 1995 film Warmth and Doc Holliday within the 1993 movie Tombstone.
In 1988 he married British actress Joanne Whalley, whom he met whereas engaged on fantasy journey Willow.
The couple had two kids earlier than divorcing in 1996.
