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Tom Cruise Honors Late Val Kilmer: ‘I Wish You Well on Your Next Journey’

Kilmer co–starred alongside Cruise in the 1986 action film ‘Top Gun.’
Tom Cruise Honors Late Val Kilmer: ‘I Wish You Well on Your Next Journey’
Tom Cruise speaks during CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 3, 2025. Jerod Harris/Getty Images for CinemaCon
Haika Mrema
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Tom Cruise paid tribute to his late “Top Gun” co-star Val Kilmer during Paramount Pictures’ presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 3.

Kilmer, who passed away on April 1 at the age of 65 from complications related to pneumonia, was best known for his role as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the 1986 action film.

Haika Mrema
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