Tom Cruise found it "very special" to have Val Kilmer return for 'Top Gun: Maverick'.
The 62-year-old actor reprised his 1986 role of Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell for the 2022 sequel and found it "beautiful" that his co-star - who died last month from complications related to pneumonia following a long period of ill health - was able to make a brief comeback as his rival-turned-ally Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky, which was a "joyous" experience for them both.