Tom Cruise was competed with this co-star: "It was fun to play the conflict"

Maverick and Iceman de Top Gun disagreed on the screen and in real life.


On the screen, they are rivals that have become friends. Out of screen, they were friends who became rivals. Well, in a way. In the original versionTop gun,,Tom Cruise played like Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, whileVal kilmer played his rival at the Tom "Iceman" Kazansky Tom "Iceman" school. The two actors are on good terms today and appear together in the new sequelTop Gun: Maverick- But when they made the first film in the 80s, they brought their fictitious relationship disputed in real life.

In his documentary in 2021,Valve, Kilmer explained that he deliberately continued to cruise on his arm while they made the 1986 film as a way to make his character more realistic. The actor also shared how Cruise does not integrate with the rest of the "Boys Party" on the set. Read the continuation to learn more about the relationship between real life Iceman and Maverick.

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Kilmer marked a rivalry with cruise.

Val Kilmer in
Paramount pictures

InValve, Kilmer admitted that he had changed his true friendship with cruise during manufacturingTop gun as a way to connect to Iceman.

"On the page, there was very little about the character Iceman," said kilmer (via cinemablend). “So I tried to make it real. so arrogant. ""

The actor continued: "I would deliberately play the rivalry between the character of Tom and mine off screen. And what ended up happening are the actors, in method of method, divided into two distinct camps . You would have a maverick and a goose (the goose (Anthony Edwards) on the one hand, and cursor (Rick Rossovich), Hollywood (Whisk Hubley), Werewolf (Barry Tubb), and I, Iceman, on the other. It was fun to play the conflict between our characters, but in reality, I always thought of Tom as a friend, and we always supported each other. ""

Cruise has kept the rest of the distribution.

Tom Cruise in
Paramount pictures

In his memories in 2020,I am your Huckleberry: a Memory, Kilmer shared that he and his set friends would go out and become rowdy when they did not work, and Cruise was not part of the group.

"We were the revelers," writes Kilmer (writtenvia the daily beast). "Every night, we hit the nightlife of San Diego. Once we were stuck at an intersection where the four lights were red. I took off, turning and burning rubber in a perfect circle, showing. What we cozé to a car cop. He looked at me like, "really, guy?" "

Kilmer continues to cruise, "Tom has abstained from our celebrations, with a good reason. From the first day, he was focused on the laser on a singular objective: to become the greatest hero of action in the history of the history of Film. There were the learning lines of the nights; he; he; I spent every hour of watching his waterfalls. His dedication was admirable. Of course, even more admirable is the fact that he achieved his goal … Tom is a comrade whom I respect and admire, although the creatures, we come from galaxies far, far from each other. "

Kilmer cruise failed by the plateau.

Val Kilmer at the
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InI am your Huckleberry, Kilmer also tells a story about the joker cruise while they were making the film. As the pranks leave, it was quite nice, however.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"My favorite moment between us was a little farce in which I gave it an extremely expensive bottle of champagne, but I placed it in the middle of a giant field and I made it follow it for chicken style for Find it, "writes Kilmer. "I hid behind a tutor and watched him lug the giant box on his bike. He never thanked me for the piece of style Iceman. I thought it would break the ice, but I suppose the ice was fair. "

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The actors - and the characters - meet.

Tom Cruise at the London premiere of
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Kilmer appears in the recently published suiteTop Gun: Maverick In addition to Cruise, but it was not a fact. Kilmer has suffered from throat cancer in recent years andTreatments damaged his voice. He must also eat through a food tube. But, the actor was able to make an appearance in the film, bringing Iceman on large screens.

"You know that in the first, I really joined him hard for him to make the film,"Cruise told Entertainment tonight of kilmer. He added the scene of Iceman and Maverick in the suite, "the kind of talent he has, and you see this scene is very special. It's just very special."

Kilmer also spoke openBe able to meet.

"I was very moved the first time I saw him. Almost 40 years, it's long for a meeting," he said United States today . "We laughed all day. Tom is super and surprisingly funny !!" He added: "It is pleasant to see Iceman reaching such a success in the career he loved. It is a good arc of history. And it was very exciting to be back with Tom ... I Like Tom. We have always gotten very well. "

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