The New York Times broke the story of Kilmer’s passing after the actor’s daughter Mercedes confirmed pneumonia was the cause of death. He spent the past decade battling throat cancer after being diagnosed in 2015 and had difficulty speaking following the treatment, which damaged his vocal cords.
Kilmer rose to prominence during the 80s with the role of “Iceman” in Top Gun opposite Tom Cruise. He went on to appear in Oliver Stone’s musical biopic The Doors, where he played the legendary singer Jim Morrison.
Kilmer also portrayed Batman in Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and appeared in a long list of 80s and 90s classics, such as Willow, True Romance, Tombstone, and Heat. He was one of the best-paid actors of the 1990s, and his films have grossed over $3.7 billion at the worldwide box-office.
His later credits include roles in Alexander, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, MacGruber, Palo Alto, The Snowman. He took a break in recent years due to his health issues, and we’ve most recently seen him reprise the role of “Iceman” in Top Gun: Maverick.
]]>The 58-year-old actor will reprise his iconic role as Tom “Iceman” Karzansky in the sequel of the 1986 classic Top Gun. Kilmer will be starring opposite Tom Cruise who is reprising his character Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
Cruise has confirmed that production has begun on the sequel, tweeting a photo from day one of production. The picture shows Cruise’s character in uniform with the words “Feel the need” over the image, a reference to one of the most famous lines from the original film.
The sequel was given an official fo last year with Cruise telling the hosts of Australia’s Sunrise morning show. “You know what? I’m going to start filming it probably in the next year. It’s happening. It is definitely happening.”
Set in present day, the new movie will follow the fighter pilot duo as they battle with drone tech that is making their old style of flying obsolete.
Top Gun: Maverick is set to hit theaters on July 12, 2019.
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— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) May 31, 2018
The New York Times broke the story of Kilmer’s passing after the actor’s daughter Mercedes confirmed pneumonia was the cause of death. He spent the past decade battling throat cancer after being diagnosed in 2015 and had difficulty speaking following the treatment, which damaged his vocal cords.
Kilmer rose to prominence during the 80s with the role of “Iceman” in Top Gun opposite Tom Cruise. He went on to appear in Oliver Stone’s musical biopic The Doors, where he played the legendary singer Jim Morrison.
Kilmer also portrayed Batman in Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and appeared in a long list of 80s and 90s classics, such as Willow, True Romance, Tombstone, and Heat. He was one of the best-paid actors of the 1990s, and his films have grossed over $3.7 billion at the worldwide box-office.
His later credits include roles in Alexander, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, MacGruber, Palo Alto, The Snowman. He took a break in recent years due to his health issues, and we’ve most recently seen him reprise the role of “Iceman” in Top Gun: Maverick.
]]>The 58-year-old actor will reprise his iconic role as Tom “Iceman” Karzansky in the sequel of the 1986 classic Top Gun. Kilmer will be starring opposite Tom Cruise who is reprising his character Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
Cruise has confirmed that production has begun on the sequel, tweeting a photo from day one of production. The picture shows Cruise’s character in uniform with the words “Feel the need” over the image, a reference to one of the most famous lines from the original film.
The sequel was given an official fo last year with Cruise telling the hosts of Australia’s Sunrise morning show. “You know what? I’m going to start filming it probably in the next year. It’s happening. It is definitely happening.”
Set in present day, the new movie will follow the fighter pilot duo as they battle with drone tech that is making their old style of flying obsolete.
Top Gun: Maverick is set to hit theaters on July 12, 2019.
]]>#Day1 pic.twitter.com/7jjPL277Es
— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) May 31, 2018