Top Gun Maverick co-star Tom Cruise.Kilmer, who starred alongside Cruise in the original 1986 Top Gun, has a cameo role in Maverick in which his character, Tom “Iceman” Kazansky, speaks through a computer.The actor was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, and currently speaks with the use of a voice box after successfully undergoing chemotherapy and two trachetomies.“36 years later… I’m still your wingman <3” Kilmer wrote on Instagram, sharing a still from Maverick alongside Cruise.Take a look at the post here:A post shared by Val Kilmer (@valkilmerofficial)Meanwhile, Top Gun: Maverick star Miles Teller recently admitted he thought he was “going to die” during a stunt on set.Teller, who plays Lieutenant Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw in the new film, was one of a number of actors to undergo a five-month training course delivered by co-star Tom Cruise to prepare them for the G-forces they would experience while filming scenes in planes.Of one scene, shot in an F-18 Hornet jet, Teller told LADBible: “I think when there’s that much adrenaline and a healthy bit of fear, I was able to hold [vomit] down. I guess that’s a secret skill I have.”“If anything I think it made me really appreciate how nice it is not to have to, you know, go 500 knots an hour all the time,” he said of his new appreciation for commercial flights.
Val Kilmer health: Actor's voice dubbed in new Top Gun as throat damaged in cancer battle
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cancer battle that left him with a hole in his neck to help him breathe. The star, now 62, was diagnosed with the illness in 2015 but remained quiet about it for two years until he posted about it online during a social media ask me anything session on Reddit. Later, he told the New York Times that he was reluctant to even have treatment - which would turn out to be intensive.
Before he became cured in 2016, he had to undergo radiation and chemotherapy multiple times, and receive surgery. It left him with permanent damage to his vocal cords, as well as a tracheostomy. The NHS explains that a tracheostomy is when an opening is created in the front of the neck to fit a tube inside the windpipe which helps with breathing.
Macmillan cancer support states: "A temporary tracheostomy is sometimes done to make it easier to breathe after certain operations or before radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. "Kilmer shared details about his procedure with Good Morning America in the past, explaining that it was done to "help me breathe because the glands in my throat swelled up as well"Since first opening up about it on Reddit, he has not shied away from talking about the issue. He even discussed it in a 2020 documentary about him called Val.
"I obviously am sounding much worse than I feel," the star says while covering the hole in his throat. "I can speak without plugging this hole. You have to make the choice to breathe or to eat.
. . "It's an obstacle that is very present with whoever sees me.
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Val Kilmer shares what it was like filming ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ with Tom Cruise: ‘No time had passed at all’
Iceman and Maverick are reunited. Val Kilmer recently shared what it was like to film "Top Gun: Maverick" with Tom Cruise nearly 30 years after the original "Top Gun" was released. "It was like no time had passed at all," Kilmer shared with Entertainment Weekly on Thursday.
Val Kilmer Reveals What It Was Like Filming ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ With Tom Cruise: ‘We Blew a Lot of Takes Laughing’
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Jennifer Lopez's documentary, (drops June 14 on Netflix), at the opening night of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.Edwards, who is one of more than five dozen jury members across 18 categories for the festival, admitted he hadn't seen yet because, in his words, «world premiere means world premiere,» but he did have plenty to offer ET's Rachel Smith when it came to discussing how the sequel handled his character's legacy nearly four decades after the 1986 classic premiered.For starters, the 59-year-old actor said he didn't see the world premiere of. In other words, he didn't feast his eyes on the mastery of the sound and visuals when the rest of the world did.
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Tom Cruise’s Original ‘Top Gun’ Blasts to Top of This Week’s Streaming Charts
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAfter “Top Gun: Maverick” shattered box-office records over Memorial Day weekend, the original “Top Gun” soared to the top of the U.S. streaming charts this week.Paramount Pictures’ 1986 “Top Gun,” starring a 23-year-old Tom Cruise as hotshot Navy pilot Maverick, was the most popular streaming title for the week of May 26-June 1, according to consumer data released by Reelgood.The original “Top Gun,” which also stars Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards, is streaming on Paramount+.
Val Kilmer’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Return: Artificial Intelligence Created 40 Models to Revive His Voice
Zack Sharf SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you have watched “Top Gun: Maverick,” in theaters now. “Top Gun” fans knew ahead of time that Val Kilmer would be reprising his role of Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the sequel, but the specifics of the actor’s return were a question mark considering Kilmer lost the ability to speak after undergoing throat cancer treatment in 2014.
Val Kilmer will not return in ‘Willow’ series
Disney+ series Willow, according to reports.Following the Star Wars Celebration panel last Thursday (May 26), reports circulated that the actor would reprise his role from the 1988 fantasy film in the upcoming series. According to Entertainment Weekly however, the reports were inaccurate and Kilmer will not be starring in the show.The actor, who recently featured in Top Gun: Maverick in a small role, has struggled with his speech following a two-year battle with throat cancer.Kilmer’s character Madmartigan will be featured in the series in some capacity.
How Val Kilmer's voice was created in Top Gun: Maverick
Cruise reprise his role as Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell alongside Jennifer Connelly and Jon Hamm, as he coaches a cohort of young fighter pilots before they carry out a dangerous mission. Arriving almost 40 years after Tony Scott’s 1986 smash hit original, Top Gun: Maverick is obviously loaded with nostalgia and direct references to the previous film. One such reference is the brief but crucial appearance of Val Kilmer’s Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky, Mav’s rival turned wingman from the original movie.
AMC Entertainment, Paramount Shares Fight For ‘Top Gun’ Liftoff As Market Battles Economic Woes
Stocks fell broadly on economic jitters with AMC Entertainment and Paramount struggling to stay in the green in late morning trade after the biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever in Top Gun: Maverick.
Val Kilmer's Voice in 'Top Gun 2' Was Created by A.I. Technology
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