Tom Cruise has been speaking about Val Kilmer's performance in his final movie role as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick, following the actor's death.

After the massive success of Top Gun in the 80s, Paramount Pictures immediately asked Tom Cruise to come back for a sequel, but the actor recently recalled how he consistently rejected their advances.

Maverick may be one of Tom Cruise's biggest box office hits of his career, but for years, the actor wasn't interested in returning to the franchise because he wanted to challenge himself. Speaking about the film during a screen talk at the BFI in London,