Tom Cruise held a moment of silence for his late Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, telling the audience he’d lost a “dear friend.”Kilmer died of pneumonia on Tuesday at the age of 65.

Kilmer portrayed Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazanski in the 1986 “Top Gun” film starring Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. The two were rival fighter pilots who eventually became friends. The film catapulted both Kilmer and Cruise's careers, leading to a slew of box office hits for the two movie stars.

Tom Cruise paid tribute to his “Top Gun” co-star Val Kilmer, who died on Tuesday at the age of 65. Cruise attended CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners, to hype up “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,

Tom Cruise honored the late Val Kilmer with a moment of silence on the CinemaCon stage in Las Vegas, asking the crowd of exhibitors and press to take a moment to remember all the great film moments Kilmer gave audiences in his career and the “wonderful times we had with him.”

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tom Cruise opened his highly anticipated CinemaCon appearance on Thursday with a moving tribute to his “Top Gun” co-star, Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Tom Cruise honors Val Kilmer with a moment of silence at CinemaCon 2025, also speaking about the life and work of his friend following his death.

Tom Cruise led a moment of silence for his friend and 'Top Gun' co-star Val Kilmer during a CinemaCon presentation on Thursday.

"Thank you, Val. I wish you well on your next journey," Cruise said of his late costar during the "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" presentation.

Tom Cruise took a moment to honor his late 'Top Gun' co-star, Val Kilmer, asking CinemaCon crowd for a moment of silence.