{"id":53676,"date":"2022-08-23T08:45:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T08:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-val-kilmer-reacted-to-his-return-as-iceman-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2022-08-23T08:45:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T08:45:31","slug":"how-val-kilmer-reacted-to-his-return-as-iceman-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-val-kilmer-reacted-to-his-return-as-iceman-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"How Val Kilmer Reacted to His Return as Iceman \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t[This story contains spoilers for Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>.]<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tJoseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick<\/em> continues to break record after record, much like its titular character. the Top Gun<\/em> sequel has now passed Avengers: Infinity War<\/em> to become the sixth biggest domestic movie of all time, and it currently ranks twelfth on the all-time worldwide box office list. It’s a staggering achievement, to say the least, for a sequel to Tony Scott’s 36-year-old film, especially since it doesn’t fit the profile of most record breakers today.<\/p>\n \n \tNaturally, when much of the population units over a piece of pop culture like Maverick<\/em>, fan theories are bound to emerge, and the leader of the pack revolved around the film’s opening sequence featuring the Darkstar hypersonic plane. The theory put forth the idea that Captain Pete \u201cMaverick\u201d Mitchell (Tom Cruise) died after he eclipsed Mach 10 speed, making the rest of the movie a death dream. When asked if he’d like to shoot down this interpretation, Kosinski refused to do so.<\/p>\n \n \t\u201cMovies are meant to be interpreted in a variety of ways, and I love it when people read different meanings into it. So I love hearing that theory, and certainly, there’s a mythic kind of element to the story that I think lends itself to that sort of interpretation, based on who Maverick is and what he represents and the fact that he’s kind of going through this rite of passage at a different phase of his life,\u201d Kosinski tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> during a recent press day for the film’s imminent digital release. <\/p>\n \n \tThe director is also reminiscing about showing Val Kilmer the now-beloved Iceman-Maverick reunion scene for the first time.<\/p>\n \n \t\u201cObviously, we were all a little nervous showing it to him just because we really wanted him to like it. But his response was beautiful. He was so happy and so moved by it that it made us all feel really good and that maybe we had gotten it right,\u201d Kosinski recalls.<\/p>\n \n \tIn a recent conversation with THR<\/em>Kosinski also addresses whether there’s foreshadowing in the \u201cGreat Balls of Fire\u201d scene.<\/p>\n \n\tCongratulations on miracle number one and miracle number $1.4 billion.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \t(Laughs<\/em>.) Thank you very much. I appreciate that. <\/p>\n \n\tDespite living in a time with rampant distrust and disagreement, the one thing everyone has agreed on recently is the virtue of <\/strong>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em><\/strong>. So why do you think <\/strong>Maverick <\/em><\/strong>became that rare exception?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tWell, we made the movie to be enjoyed on the big screen, in the best theater you can find, and we finally were at a time where people felt comfortable going back to the theater to rediscover that experience that we all missed for a couple years . So I think that had a lot to do with it. The story also resonated with people. They got to see Tom come back to the role of Maverick after 35 years, and that was a real thrill for people. So we just wanted to make an old-school movie. We shot it in an old-school way with real high-tech gear, and I think people really felt all the effort that went into shooting a practical movie. The feedback I kept getting from people was that they were gripping the edge of their seat while watching this. So it’s one of those things where you really appreciate the power of practical filmmaking as you’re being told a story.<\/p>\n