‘Prime Gun’ star Val Kilmer dies at 65
Val Kilmer, who was shot to fame after exhibiting off his appearing chops in Prime Gun alongside Tom Cruise, has handed away on the age of 65.
His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed to The New York Occasions that the legendary actor succumbed to pneumonia on Tuesday, April 1.
She additional shared that her father was recognized with throat most cancers in 2014 however was recovered later.
After Kilmer’s breakthrough function as a naval aviator Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazanski alongside Tom Cruise within the 1986 traditional, the duo had an emotional reunion within the movie’s 2023 sequel, Prime Gun: Maverick.
Throughout a dialog with Jimmy Kimmel in 2023, Cruise, 62, described how he felt sharing the display along with his longtime good friend once more, saying, “I just want to say that was pretty emotional.”
“I’ve known Val for decades, and for him to come back and play that character… he’s such a powerful actor that he instantly became that character again,” he added.
In the meantime, the late actor advised Larry King in 2013 about working with Cruise and filming the primary Prime Gun.
“It was fun,” he recalled, including, “My guy didn’t like him but it was fun to not like him.”
The movie initially featured an intense rivalry between Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) and Iceman, competing for Prime Gun commencement and recognition.
Nonetheless, as they prepare and face challenges, their competitors softens, and their bond evolves into respect and even friendship, with Iceman ultimately turning into Maverick’s wingman.
As for Kilmer’s well being points, they first surfaced in January 2015, when a spokesperson advised PEOPLE that Kilmer was rushed to the hospital “for a possible tumor.”
Quickly after, he clarified on Fb, denying that the actor had any tumor. After years of rumored well being issues, Kilmer lastly set the document straight about his battle with throat most cancers throughout a December 2017 interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Within the article, the Batman Ceaselessly actor mirrored on how his two-year battle with the most cancers had “taken its toll” on his household and the aftereffects of a process on his trachea.
Kilmer is survived by his daughter Mercedes and son Jack, whom he welcomed in 1991 and 1995 respectively, along with his former spouse Joanne Whalley earlier than their divorce in 1996 after tying the knot in 1988.
