
Tom Cruise has paid tribute to his Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week aged 65. Appearing at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Cruise led a crowd in The Colosseum theatre in a moment of silence to "honour a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer". "I can't tell you how much I admired his work, how much I thought of him as a human being and how grateful and honoured I was when he joined Top Gun," Cruise said of Kilmer, who played his rival Ice Man in Top Gun in 1986.
Main Idea: Tom Cruise paid an emotional tribute to Val Kilmer at CinemaCon after the Top Gun star’s death at 65.
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Val Kilmer’s tribute may prompt more people to watch Top Gun and remember his work, giving a small boost to movie theaters and streaming demand.
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