Tom Cruise opened his highly anticipated CinemaCon appearance on Thursday with a moving tribute to his “Top Gun” co-star, Val Kilmer. Kilmer died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

The upcoming slates of Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal/Focus, Disney, Angel Studios, and Neon took center stage at CinemaCon 2025, with exciting highlights of their future film releases.

Cruise was onhand to show off stunt-heavy footage from 'Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning' and to honor director Christopher McQuarrie with one of the convention's top honors.

Impossible” movie, Tom Cruise keeps finding novel ways to almost die on screen. As Ethan Hunt, he’s clung from trains, planes and the side of the Burj Khalifa, while engaging in one “can you top this” stunt after another.

And at the end of the show, Tom Cruise took the stage to reveal a new trailer for “Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning” and to present the film’s director, Christopher McQuarrie, with the CinemaCon Director of the Year award. He also took a moment to honor the late Val Kilmer, with whom he shared the screen on both “Top Gun” films.

Tom Cruise made a powerful comeback to CinemaCon, electrifying the stage at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum with a grand reveal of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, marking his first appearance

Tom Cruise, Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, Channing Tatum and more filmmakers showed up on stage to discuss their latest cinematic offerings at CinemaCon.

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At CinemaCon, Tom Cruise unveiled an exclusive look of his upcoming film Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning.