Iceman’s Top Gun 2 Role Supports Theories About Who Really Killed Goose
Tom «Iceman» Kazansky's role in Top Gun: Maverick supports the idea that he is partly to blame for Nick «Goose» Bradley's (Anthony Edwards) death in the original Top Gun. Director Joseph Kosinski didn't bring back a lot of characters from the 1986 Tony Scott cult-classic blockbuster for his follow-up. Aside from Tom Cruise reprising his role as Pete «Maverick» Mitchell, however, Top Gun: Maverick also sees the return of Val Kilmer as Iceman, who has a small but impactful role in the film.
While Paramount didn't hide Kilmer's involvement in Top Gun: Maverick, marketing for the film barely featured him. In fact, Iceman never physically appeared in any of the trailers, although it was eventually confirmed how he fit into its story. While Maverick remains a Navy Captain and never ascended beyond that rank in the many years that have passed since the events of Top Gun, his wingman has successfully climbed the ranks to become an Admiral. Over the years, every single time Maverick gets in trouble, Iceman is there to back him up, vouching for him and his capabilities. This saved Mitchell so many times from being permanently grounded.
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In Top Gun: Maverick, Iceman saves Maverick one last time as he personally chooses him to train a new crop of fighter pilots at TOPGUN fighter academy for a very important and highly dangerous mission. Iceman's devotion to Maverick is ironic considering their intense rivalry during their own training days. They ultimately became friends, as seen at the end of Top Gun where they became flying partners. That should be enough reason for Iceman to keep an eye on Maverick, but there might be another explanation for this loyalty. Perhaps
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