“Michael Mann, Josh Brolin, Josh Gad, Richard Roeper and Bill Simmons, Were Among the Entertainment Industry Figures Who Paid Tribute to Val Kilmer on Tueshas. Kilmer Died of Pneumonia in Los Angeles, His Daughter, Actress Mercedes Kilmer, Told the New York Times. He was 65. The actor was”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Kilmer Died of Pneumonia in Los Angeles, His Daughter, Actress Mercedes Kilmer, Told The New York Times. HE WAS 65. The actor was Diagnored with Throat Cancer in 2015.
The Much-Loved and Incredibly Versatile Actor Had A Direerse Filmography, Excelling Both As A Leading Man (Batman Forever, The Saint, Top Secret!, Willow, The Doors, Real Genius) and as a scene-Stealing Supporting Player (Tombstone, Top Gun, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Heat) in a variety of genres. Kilmer Was Also The Subject of the 2021 Documentary Valwhoh was an intimate portrait of the actor that explored his battle with Throat Cancer, his artistic passions and his reflections on his Career.
In a statement to The Hollywood ReporterFilmmaker Michael Mann Said, “While Working with Val On Heat I Always Marvelled at the Range, The Brilliant Variability with the Powerful Current of Val’s Possessing and Expressing Character. After so Many Years of Val Battling Disease and Maintening His Spirit, This Is Tremendously Sad News. ”
JOsh Brolin Wrote on Instagram, “See Ya, Pal. I’M Going to Miss You. You Were a Smart, Challenge, Brave, Brave, Uber-Creative Firecker. Eventual Get there. Actor Portraying the Famed Writer and Humorist Twice on Screen and in the Theater Production Citizen Twain.
Also on Instagram, Actor Josh Gad Wrote, “RIP VAL KILMER. THANK YOU FOR DESFINING SO MANY OF THE MOVIES OF MY ChILDHOOD. YOU TRULY WERE An ICON.”
Francis Ford Coppola Said on Instagram: “Al Kilmer Was The Most Talented Actor WHEN IN HIS HIS HIGH SCHOOL, AND that Talent Only Grew Greater Throughout HIS Life. He was a wonderful person to work with and a joy to KNOW – I Will Always Remember Him. ”
Matthew Modine Tweeted, “RIP VAL KILMER. IF IT WASN’T FOR OUR CHANCE Encounter at the Source in 1985, I May Never Have Been Cast in Full Metal Jacket. Thanks, Val. 🙏☮️”.
On Bluesky, Emmy-Nominated TV Writer and Comedian Mike Drucker Wrote, “Val Kilmer Felt Like An Actor Who, No Matter Will The Material, Always Understood The Assignment.
Brian Lynch, The Screenwriter Behind Minions an Secret Life of Petswrote on bluesky, “The Doors. Top Secret! Tombstone. Top Gun. Real Genius. Willow. Batman Forever. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. TRUE ROMANCE. Macgruber. Heat. There was nobody like val kilmer. May HE REST IN PEACE. ”
On X, Jennifer Tilly Offer Her Memory of Kilmer. “A long time ago, i was auditioning for the movie” the doors “It was Kind of a Cattle Call. They paired to -to -to -to -to -potential jim Office, sitting on the porch, the lawn, and the Driveway. and he was barefoot, shirtless, and wearing noting but a pair of tight leather pants. ”
Tilly added, “we all looped at each of a like… who is this guy? We Were More More A Little Shook by the Sheer Audaxity of His Entrance. Well of Course It Was Valt. Chance.
Lucasfilm Executive Pablo Hidalgo Wrote on Bluesky, “Oh Man, Not Val Kilmer. His Comedic Chops Were Top Notch But He Had A Fascinating Storm Rolling Beneath.”
Famed Movie Critic Richard Roeper Tweeped, “Val Kilmer Should Have Been Nominated For Best Supporting Actor for For Tombstone and for Heat. HE WAS A BRILLIANT PREESENCE IN COME OF THE MOST ENDING FILMS OF HIS Generation. REST WELL. Thank you for the incredible work. ”
Writer-Director Dylan Park-Pettiford Tweeted, “Listen, Val Kilmer Had me Wanting to Fly Fighter Jets, Be Batman, Rob Banks, and Hunt Lions as a Kid. They Dono. Generational. ”
Ringer Owner Bill Simmons Tweeted, “There Wasn’s Anyone Quite Like Val Kilmer. Really enjoyed his work. Rip.”
On x, the official Top Gun Movie Account Tweeted, “Rememberting Val Kilmer, Whose Indelible Cinematic Mark Spanned Genres and Generations. RIP Iceman.”
Like Many Other USers On Social Media, Indonesian Filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto (The Shadow Strays, Nobody 2), posted a famous Scene from HeatWHERE Kilmer’s Character Interacts with Ashley Judd’s Character for the Final Time. Tjahjanto Wrote, “A Masterpiece Exercise in Saying Nothing and Expressing Everything. Rest in Peace Truly.”
ACTRESS SASHA GREY Tweeted on X, “Rest in Peace Val Kilmer, An Absolute Legend. He Played Some of My Favorite Characters 65. ”
On Instagram, Harry Potter Star David TheWlis Wrote About Co-Starring with Kilmer in The island of Dr. Moreau (1996): “I spent the most bizarre 5 months of my entire life with val Kilmer, Out in the australian Rainforest, on the Ill-Fatted Island of Dr Moreau. It Was SOSTASTASTACALAR Wonderful. Bittersweet to be back in australia and hear the heartbreaking news.