After the launch of 'Top Gun: Maverick,' here's what Tom Cruise and the rest of the cast have been up to since the original's 1986 release.

After taking our breath away in 1986, let's check in with what the actors are up to, nearly four decades later.

Val Kilmer's costars in the Top Gun movies are paying tribute to the actor after he died at 65 on April 1. Anthony Edwards, who costarred in the 1986 original Top Gun, told PEOPLE he hopes Kilmer ...