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May 27, 2022 · Val Kilmer's Iceman cameo in Top Gun: Maverick was a rare treat — very few people get to make a resounding comeback, wrap up a character, make the story better, and get a 21-gun salute for their troubles. It was the film's emotional core that helped Maverick reach its thundering success, honoring its roots while allowing the characters to ...
Dec 22, 2022 · Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski explains the real-world dynamics that made the scene between Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer's Iceman so emotional.
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Jun 10, 2022 · Per EW, Maverick director Joseph Kosinski recalls the process behind Iceman and Maverick's heartwarming reunion scene. Iceman and Maverick's meeting in the film serves as a way to pay tribute to Kilmer and assure Maverick about his instincts in training the Top Gun class for their dangerous operation.
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May 31, 2022 · Iceman and Cruise's character, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, top the class and expectedly come to heated blows, Iceman the by-the-books nerd, Maverick (as his call sign manifestly indicates)...
Jun 10, 2022 · In his office, during a moving conversation, Iceman tells Maverick why he brought him back to Top Gun. For filmmaker Joseph Kosinski, seeing Kilmer and Cruise reunite was a highlight of...
Mar 22, 2024 · Top Gun: Maverick has now flown onto Netflix and as impressive as its flying scenes are, it's the treatment of Val Kilmer's Iceman that leaves a lasting memory.
Over the course of the movie, we learn Kilmer's Tom "Iceman" Kazansky has risen through the ranks of the Navy and has helped protect his old rival Maverick from being court-martialed for...
