'Grieving' Tom Cruise goes all out to preserve Val Kilmer's legacy

Tom Cruise is grieving the loss of his Top Gun costar Val Kilmer.

According to sources, Cruise has offered Kilmer’s family any help they need and has joined Hollywood celebrities trying to preserve the late actor’s legacy.

“Tom has been very shaken up. He admired Val so much, he’s really feeling this loss,” a mole told In Touch magazine. Kilmer died of pneumonia on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65.

“He can’t wrap his head around the idea that Val is gone,” said the tipster of Cruise, who’s “heartbroken that he won’t get to see him again.”

“The loss has put a mirror in Tom’s face as far as his own mortality, but more than anything he’s sad for Val’s kids,” the insider explained.

“He knows this has hit them very hard. Tom is all about taking action and has decided that the best way to honor Val is to set up some sort of scholarship in his name to help younger artists and make sure Val is never forgotten,” the mole revealed.

“He doesn’t want to overstep, so he’s put the offer out to Val’s family so that they can have their say in it all,” the source explained of the Mission: Impossible star. “He also doesn’t want to do this for any sort of glory, so he’s very clear it’s not something he wants to put his name on, he will want to be anonymous.”

“It’s also crucial to him that Val be honored within the Hollywood community, so he’s planning to reach out to the Academy to make sure that Val will be among those given a tribute at next years’ Oscars,” the mole added.

Tom Cruise, 62, also asked for a minute of silence to honor his late pal Val Kilmer at the CinemaCon this year.