It took 36 years for the second installment of Top Gun to arrive. The film once again starred Tom Cruise, who returns as Maverick Mitchell after more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators.

As Tom Cruise explained in an interview for Jimmy Kimmelthe most intense moment of the production was his reunion with Val Kilmer, which gives life glacier. When he saw the faces of his old fictional rival again, the actor could not hold back the tears.

I’ll just say it was very exciting, summed up Tom Cruise. “I’ve known Val for decades and for him to come back and play that character… He is such a powerful actor that he immediately became his character again. You were looking at Iceman.”

“I cried. I got excited,” added. “He’s such a brilliant actor and I love his work.”

Val Kilmer (62) lost his voice due to throat cancer, which he contracted in 2015. As part of his cancer treatment, he had to undergo two tracheotomies. Director joseph kosinski he was forced to reconstruct the actor’s voice using digital audio effects. (AND)