The New York Times Reporting the acclaimed actor Val Kilmer He died Tuesday in Los Angeles after fighting pneumonia. He is 65 years old this year. Kilmer is a Juilliard-trained stage actor who debuted in the 1984 films of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker Spy Top secret!Before the portrayal of Lieutenant Tom “The Iceman” Kazansky in 1986, he became a real movie star Top Gun. He continues to star in willow (1988), Door (1991), Thunder God (1992), tombstoneand Real romance (1993), before playing the role of the Caped Crusader Joel Schumacher‘ Batman forever (1995).
Kilmer, he took over the role Batman (1989) and Batman returns (1992) Celebrities Michael Keaton Reject scripts, are childhood fans Adam West series, not even reading scripts or knowing who the director is. When he discovered the restrictiveness and discomfort of the bat suit, he quickly regretted taking on the role (“I couldn’t hear anything, and after a while people stopped talking to me,” he later recalled), and clashed with Schumacher and the other crew members, reportedly refusing to talk to the director for two weeks. He refused to return to 1997 Batman and Robin (He was replaced George Clooney), Schumacher admitted: “He kind of quit, we kind of fired him.”
Despite the reception mix Batman forever What I received was that Kilmer’s performance was remembered by those who grew up and was even picked out in 2017 Aubrey Plaza comedy Ingrid heads west. He will revisit roles indirectly in 2019 Jay Chou and Shen Mo’s Bob restartportraying yourself as the starring blunt and chronic reboot. Other comic-related projects include 2008 TV movies Thirteen: Conspiracy (Based on the Belgian graphic novel series Jean van Hamme and William Vance) and 2011 video games Spider-Man: Edge of Time (his only game credit), where he expresses villain Walker Sloan.
After he played Batman, Kilmer appeared in hot (1995), Dr. Morrow Island and Ghost and darkness (1996), saint (1997), and Prince of Egypt (1998), where he dubbed Moses and GD. However, he is known for his difficulty in working with it and has appeared in more and more direct access films after 2001 without even acclaimed twists Shane Black‘ Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Can stop. He picked up Kitt’s voice during a brief reboot Knight Rider (2008-09), The role of villains in 2010 MacGruber Movies, but still largely downgraded to DTV work.
In 2015, Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer. Despite being a Christian scientist, he agreed to receive chemotherapy and tracheal therapy. After two years of fighting, Kilmer left a trachea, making it difficult for him to breathe or speak, and leaned on a feeding tube. He published his memoirs, I’m your Huckleberry (Quoted him in tombstone) In 2020, and taking autobiographical documentaries as an example Valthe second year.
Although he worked with a British software company to create a digital copy of his voice, his son is Jack Kilmer The documentary was finally narrated and filled in the 2022-23 Disney+ series willow. Kilmer performs his final show in a cameo in 2022 Top Gun: Maverickshis voice is only picky on the numbers to make the audience clearer.
Kilmer married him willow supporting role Joanne Whalley From 1988 to 1996; he and their two children Jack and Mercedes survived. hot director Michael Mann One of the people who paid tribute to him after his death, he said: “I always marvel at the range, which is a brilliant change in the powerful current of Val’s possession and expression of character. It’s sad news after so many years of Val’s struggle with illness and keeping his spirit.” Richard Caller Commented: “Val Kilmer should be nominated for Best Assistant Actor tombstone and hot. He is a great presence in the most enduring movies of his generation. Rest in peace. ”
