Best Weapon: Maverick actor Tom Cruise has detailed his emotional encounter with Iceman actor Val Kilmer while filming the sequel. Sequel to 1986 directed by Joseph Kosinski Top gun was a huge success at the box office and earned six nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. While there was some doubt as to whether Kilmer would reprise his role as Iceman for the sequel due to his battle with throat cancer, the film integrated Kilmer’s health into the character and created his most influential scene, where Iceman Maverick ( Cruise) tells about the Navy. Maverick is needed.
in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel LiveCruise explained how emotional the meeting between him and Kilmer was Best Weapon: Maverick installation.
Recalling how long their friendship lasted, Cruise explained how quickly Kilmer got back into the spirit of the character and performed the scene with such ease that it made the whole process emotional. Check out what he had to say in the sequence below:
I mean, it was very emotional, I’ve known Val for decades. 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 Muzmon… I cried, I got emotional. He is a great actor and I love his work.
How Top Gun: Maverick celebrates the original
Although Best Weapon: Maverick has a diverse cast of new characters, most notably Glen Powell’s Hangman and Miles Teller’s Rooster, the many callbacks to the original throughout the film make it the perfect legacy sequel. A lot of old movies just rehash the same beats of the source material without much thought, combining new and old characters. However, Best Weapon: Maverick honors the spirit of the original and shows a new generation just how big a classic the first installment was.
The sequence between Maverick and Iceman is particularly emotional because of Kilmer’s health and the long-running on-screen reunion. In the original film, Maverick and Iceman were rivals until they were forced to work together after Goose’s death. The sequel reveals that not only have they grown as characters and stayed in touch over the decades, but they’ve also become close friends. When it is revealed that Iceman is dyingMaverick gets emotional and the scene becomes more intense because of how close they are.
It’s a full-circle moment that not only gives fans of the original film closure, but celebrates just how influential the film was to a generation of viewers. Many legacy films made in Hollywood over the years have come and gone without much impact. Best Weapon: Maverick Not only did it bring audiences back to theaters, but it saw two generations of moviegoers unite over a sequel that brought new characters and more complex action to the table, while never forgetting how influential the original was to so many. This may be the reason Best Weapon: Maverick was successful in theaters and was nominated for several Academy Awards.
Source: Jimmy Kimmel Live