Top Gun 2 taking flight? Val Kilmer echoes Tom Cruise’s excitement

Actor Val Kilmer has expressed his desire to appear in the Top Gun sequel.

The 57-year-old star is keen to reprise his role as cocky fighter pilot Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazanski in the sequel to the 1986 classic film, reported E! online.

Val shared a photo of himself on Instagram, in which he was wearing a t-shirt featuring an illustration of his character and the slogan Cool As Ice and wrote: Friends said it’s official - #TOPGUN2 was announced today. I’m ready Tom - still got my top gun plaque! Still got the moves! Still got it! (sic).”

Cruise, 54, previously revealed the movie is likely to begin shooting in 2018.