The bar scene, while nostalgic, functions as a crucial pivot point that sets up character arcs, thematic depth and emotional ...

It's just Tom Cruise's Peter 'Maverick' Mitchell (obviously) and Val Kilmer's Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky. And it's in the handling of Iceman's return that Top Gun: Maverick delivers a sequence as ...

It’s difficult to believe Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer‘s touching reunion in Top Gun: Maverick would be the last time Kilmer would grace the silver screen. But the actors’ final reunion was an ...

Cruise “rallied hard" for Kilmer to appear in the sequel. Filming was "emotional" and tears were shed. Kilmer said playing ...

Hard Deck scene in 'Top Gun: Maverick.' (Screengrab/Paramount Pictures via YouTube) In “Top Gun: Maverick,” the bar scene at the Hard Deck stands out as one of the film’s most deliberate ...