Val Kilmeris enjoying his time in the spotlight after taking time off to focus on his health.
Fresh off of several appearances in the last two months, Kilmer, 59, once again stepped out over the weekend for the NOVUS Summit SDG Moonshots at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Dressed in a grey suit with his customary scarf wrapped loosely around his neck, Kilmer seemed in good spirits as he attended the event.
The actor was on hand to deliver a speech before being honored for his work with theTwainMania Foundation, created to educated children on author Mark Twain’s legacy.
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“You’ve all asked for many, many years asking, ‘Why don’t you do another one? When are you going to do another one?’ In 34 years you guys have been very, very patient with me,” Cruise told the excited crowd.
“I felt it was my responsibility to finally really deliver for you. I have a little piece here if you want to see it. This is our very first trailer. You are the first people in the world to see it. And everything you see in this film is for real,” Cruise added. “For me,Top Gunis about competition, it is about family, sacrifice, heroism, aviation. It’s a love letter to aviation.”
TitledTop Gun: Maverick, the sequel takes place decades after the 1986 original film and features Cruise’s return as Maverick with Teller playing Bradley Bradshaw, the son of Anthony Edwards’s pilot Goose.
Cruise and Kilmer star in the film alongside Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell and Ed Harris.
Hamm recently teased the film in aninterview withColliderin which he said, “They’re using some technology on this that is never before seen.
“We’re shooting the movie in, I think, 6K,” Hamm added. “So it’s incredibly hi-def. The aerial footage is mind-blowing. And it’s mostly practical. There’s not a lot of CG. Those guys are really up in planes and getting thrown around in multiple Gs.”
Tom Cruise inTop Gun: Maverick(2022). Kids, don’t try this at home.Paramount Pictures
Kilmer’s comeback role in the film comes after what has been a mysterious Hollywood hiatus for the actor. After years of rumored health problems, he finally opened up about hisbattle with throat cancerduring a December 2017 interview withThe Hollywood Reporter.
His health issues first became apparent in January 2015, when a spokespersontold PEOPLEthat he was rushed to the hospital “for a possible tumor.” Soon after, he took to Facebook to deny having a tumor, saying only that he “had a complication.”
Kilmer opened up about his cancer recovery toThe Hollywood Reporterin an interview alongside his children with his ex-wife Joanne Whalley: Mercedes and Jack, 22.
The article revealed that the actor’s two-year fight with throat cancer had “taken its toll” on the family and noted that Kilmer had undergone a procedure on his trachea which made his voice raspy and left him short of breath.
Top Gun: Maverickis set for a June 26, 2020 release.
source: people.com
