Fans of Top Gun will be excited ahead of the sequel to the iconic movie.
But despite the daring stunts of lead actor Tom Cruise, co-star Val Kilmer has proven himself incredibly brave.
The 62-year-old actor is set to reprise his role from the original film, but only very briefly.
This is because the star lost his voice as the result of life-saving throat cancer surgery.
He will return to the part of rival Iceman in a scene which is rumoured to be right at the emotional heart of the movie, and has reduced fans to tears.
The movie has already received five-star reviews from critics, and is scheduled to be released in the US next Wednesday.
The first Top Gun shot Val to fame as impetuous rival to Maverick, but despite worldwide fame and financial woes, his battle with cancer seemingly dashed hopes of seeing him return to the big screen.
Now though, incredible new technology has allowed the actor to speak once again.
Even so it was no easy task to convince producers of the sequel to allow him to reprise the role, with Val insisting that without Iceman it just wouldn't be a Top Gun movie.
He stated: “Tom was Maverick, but Maverick’s nemesis was Iceman. The two went together like salt and pepper.
“It didn’t matter that the producers didn’t contact me. As The Temptations sang in the heyday of Motown soul, ‘Ain’t too proud to beg’.”
It certainly marks a change from Val's attitude when he appeared in the first movie, only accepting it because he was under contract to the studio at the time and calling it "silly".
And Val certainly didn't play it safe on set, reportedly forming a "Team Iceman" on set, heading off to party will Tom Cruise learned his script.
He became known as a method actor, when an actor stays in character for long periods of time to better understand the role.
The technique has drawn wide criticism as it has often resulted in actors behaving unprofessionally and even in ways which could be considered harassment, such as Jared Leto's infamous behaviour on the set of Suicide Squad.
For Val, the technique had an impact on his personal and professional life. He stayed in character as Doors frontman Jim Morrison during filming for 1991 film The Doors, even while at home.
The actor lost his voice after an emergency tracheotomy for throat cancer, followed by chemotherapy.
Val said: “I was struck by throat cancer. After being treated, my voice as I knew it was taken away from me. People around me struggle to understand me when I’m talking.
“But despite all that I still feel I’m the exact same person."
Christian scientist Val has since credited God for saving his life.
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