Sitting down for an interview with the Making a Scene podcast, the Shaun of the Dead vet told the story of how this “bromance” of the ages technically started. Recalling how he was introduced to Cruise, as well as co-star Ving Rhames, on the set of Mission: Impossible III, Pegg shared that moment as a totally identifiable experience:

Tom Cruise shut down a shocking 'Top Gun 3' AI idea to revive Val Kilmer. Sources say his furious reaction left the room in silence.