Tom Cruise Pays Tribute to Val Kilmer With Moment of Silence at CinemaCon
Tom Cruise appeared at Paramount’s CinemaCon presentation on Thursday to showcase his next “Mission: Impossible” movie, but before moving into promotion mode, the actor paid a touching tribute to the late Val Kilmer, with whom he starred in the iconic “Top Gun.”
“I’d like to take a moment before we move on,” Cruise said solemnly after walking onstage to thunderous applause. “I’d like to honor my dear friend Val Kilmer. I really can’t tell you how much I admire his work, how much I thought of him as a human being, and how honored I was when he joined ‘Top Gun’ and returned for ‘Top Gun Maverick.’”
Cruise continued: “I think it would be really nice if we could just have a moment together, because he loved movies and he gave a lot to all of us. Just kind of think about all the wonderful times that we had with him.
“I’d like to take a moment before we move on,” Cruise said solemnly after walking onstage to thunderous applause. “I’d like to honor my dear friend Val Kilmer. I really can’t tell you how much I admire his work, how much I thought of him as a human being, and how honored I was when he joined ‘Top Gun’ and returned for ‘Top Gun Maverick.’”
Cruise continued: “I think it would be really nice if we could just have a moment together, because he loved movies and he gave a lot to all of us. Just kind of think about all the wonderful times that we had with him.
- 4/3/2025
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
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