TOP GUN COSTARS KILMER AND EDWARDS REUNITE IN DISNEY'S PLANES
DISNEY MOVIE RELEASE
"Top
Gun" stars Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards are voicing fighter jets named
Bravo and Echo, the two F/A-18 Hornets in "Disney's Planes," the "Cars" spinoff
from Disney Animation.
Photo courtesy of Disney Studios |
"When
you think of movies with planes, 'Top Gun' usually comes up, so it is fun to be
part of this," Edwards says. "Our naval aviators are some of the best
pilots in the world, and Val and I were lucky enough to get to play them
twice."
Edwards(L) and Kilmer(R).Photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures |
Armed
with stellar instincts, incredible aerial abilities and outstanding service
records, Bravo and Echo are two of the Jolly Wrenches’ top troops. These
fighter jets happen to be avid air-racing fans too.
“Anthony
and I were such great rivals in ‘Top Gun,’ we always had so much fun on set,”
says Kilmer. “And I've always thought so highly of Anthony, especially with his
success on ‘ER.’ So it was really great to find out that we would both being
working together on ‘Disney’s Planes.’”
Edwards
is probably best known as Dr. Mark Greene on the hit series “ER.” For his
portrayal of the overworked, but dedicated emergency room doctor, Edwards
received four Emmy® nominations, won three Screen Actors Guild Awards®, and won
a Golden Globe® Award. Edwards made his return to series television in 2013
with ABC’s adventure-drama “Zero Hour.”
Edwards
has starred in more than 20 features, including his memorable turn as Goose in
the blockbuster feature “Top Gun.” Other feature film credits include David
Fincher’s “Zodiac,” “Flipped” and “The Client.” He will be seen on the big
screen in Michael Polish’s “Big Sur,” which premiered at the Sundance Film
Festival.
Meanwhile,
Kilmer is one of the most prolific actors of his generation. From his more
recent work as a career military officer in David Mamet’s “Spartan,” back
through his work with Oliver Stone in “The Doors” and Michael Mann in “Heat,”
to his early work in “Top Gun,” Kilmer has worked with many of film’s most
respected directors and actors. He adds to that impressive list two new films:
Millennium’s “Bad Lieutenant,” with Nicolas Cage and directed by Werner Herzog;
and “Streets of Blood,” with Sharon Stone and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Kilmer
recently completed principal photography on the new Francis Ford Coppola movie
“Twixt Now and Sunrise.”
Other
recent projects include “Déjà Vu,” an action-thriller produced by Jerry
Bruckheimer Films for Touchstone Pictures in which Kilmer stars with Denzel
Washington and Jim Caviezel; and “Kiss, Kiss Bang, Bang,” written and directed
by Shane Black, and co-starring Robert Downey Jr.
Distributed
by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International, “Planes” takes off in
Philippine theaters in 3D on Aug. 21,
and will be presented in Disney Digital 3D™ in select cinemas.
Too bad they couldn't get the scientologist.. er.. I meant Maverick.
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