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Val Kilmer was beloved by Hollywood, and everyone is paying tribute following his passing.

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00:00Val Kilmer's death and how his friends,

00:04his family members are all reacting to this.

00:06There was a very emotional moment today in Las Vegas

00:10where his former Top Gun co-star, Tom Cruise,

00:13was addressing the crowd at CinemaCon.

00:16And obviously coming the day,

00:18just a couple of days after Val's death,

00:21Tom had to acknowledge that

00:22and actually started with a moment of silence,

00:27asking the crowd for a moment of silence

00:29to honor Val.

00:31So that was quite a moment there in Las Vegas.

00:35I think, obviously, one of his most iconic roles

00:37is Top Gun.

00:39Him and Tom were great in the first one.

00:41Everybody sees them.

00:42Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:43I mean, Maverick and Iceman.

00:43They're loyal to each other.

00:44Right, and so I think it was a very nice thing,

00:47a very fitting thing for Tom Cruise to do.

00:49Yeah, it would've been odd for him

00:51to not mark the occasion.

00:53We've also seen his family members reeling from this.

00:57And we've told you, we broke the story yesterday,

00:58that they knew this was something that was coming.

01:02He had been in declining health

01:04while it was an absolute shock to everyone else.

01:07They had some time to prepare for this,

01:10but we saw his daughter hugging her mother,

01:14Val's ex, Joanne Wally, yesterday

01:18as they're obviously dealing with this loss,

01:22even though they knew that it was coming to this.

01:25It makes it a bit easier, I think, Charles,

01:26when you know it's coming.

01:27But still, when you lose a family member, it's terrible,

01:31and they're obviously feeling it right now.

01:32So as the family is talking about that,

01:35obviously Val's co-stars are just remembering

01:39what an incredible talent he was.

01:41And look, we've heard people, directors in particular,

01:45say that he could be difficult to work with on set.

01:48One of his co-stars, Danny Trejo,

01:50describes it differently.

01:52He says it's not so much that he was difficult,

01:55and remember, they worked together on Heat.

01:58One of my favorite movies.

01:59One of the greatest action movies ever.

02:00Incredible movie.

02:02But this was Danny's experience.

02:04This is how he describes Val on set.

02:07Val was like one of the A-list, what they call it,

02:14actors in Hollywood that's top of the line,

02:20who the minute you walked on set,

02:23whether you were an A-list player or not,

02:25he immediately made you feel like, hey, what's up?

02:28Val was just a, I can't say that he was like a problem.

02:38To directors, I think he was more of a perfectionist.

02:43You know, to cast, he was just a blast.

02:46You know, I mean, he was so cool.

02:48You know, Charles, and at the end of the day,

02:49if you are a director, I want someone

02:51who would be a perfectionist over somebody who doesn't care,

02:54and I think it just goes to show he cared about the craft.

02:56Right.

02:57I want someone who's, you know,

02:58every time you yell action is gonna give you the best,

03:02and if he doesn't feel it's his best,

03:04he wants an opportunity.

03:05Maybe it can be tough in that moment,

03:06but when the movie comes out.

03:08Yeah, the audience appreciates it

03:11and makes everybody look good.

03:12So, an incredible loss that you're gonna be hearing

03:16for days to come, people talking about

03:18their experiences with Val.

03:20Timothee Galvin, Fort Worth, Texas here.

03:22So sad to hear about the passing of Val Kilmer,

03:25even after he overcame cancer.

03:28I was really surprised to see Tom Cruise

03:30take a moment of silence.

03:31That's such a big thing for him.

03:33CinemaCon, to acknowledge the passing of him.

03:37It speaks to their relationship

03:39and just all the stories that are coming out from him

03:43that are nice stories about him

03:45and remembrance of him during this time.

03:47I'd love to see that.

03:48He obviously will be incredibly missed.

03:50Yeah.

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