Tom Cruise is honoring his former film nemesis with a touching gesture … pausing for a moment of silence to recognize Val Kilmer at CinemaCon.

The movie star took the stage at the convention Thursday in Las Vegas and made sure to stop and honor his late “Top Gun” costar.

After the moment of silence, Tom reportedly told the crowd … “Thank you Val, I wish you well on your next journey.”

Val’s health issues prevented him from working much in the last few years … and, ‘Maverick’ is actually his final film role. Producers had to use A.I. to recreate his voice, which he’d lost due to throat cancer.

As we told you … Kilmer’s daughter confirmed the news to the New York Times Wednesday — revealing her father died after a bout with pneumonia.

Tributes have come pouring in for the star since news of his death broke … with Hollywood heavyweights like Francis Ford Coppola, Jennifer Tilly, Josh Brolin, Michael Mann, Jason Momoa, Nina Dobrev and Cher showing love for Val.

Kilmer posted to Instagram a few times in the past month … including one post where he wore a Batman mask — a reference to his role as the Caped Crusader in the 1995 flick “Batman Forever.”

Kilmer was 65.

RIP

Kathy Griffin and Luenell are joining the chorus calling for Wendy Williams to be freed from the constraints of her guardianship.

We got Kathy and Luenell at The Ivy in Los Angeles on Wednesday and our photog asked them about all the support Wendy is getting from fans protesting in California and New York.

Kathy and Luenell say they are glad to see fans rallying around Wendy and they’re hopeful the demonstrations will move the needle.

Wendy’s mostly holed up inside an assisted living facility in the Big Apple … which she says feels like a “luxury prison.” Kathy and Luenell say they hate to see Wendy living there and tell us why she deserves better.

The former talk show host has been pushing hard to break free from her assisted-living facility … acing mental capacity tests to prove she’s still in good health, despite last year’s frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.

Wendy also has Joe Tacopina coming in to bolster her legal team … and she’s signed documents to end her guardianship.