Exclusive | Chris O’Donnell remembers ‘intense’ Batman co-star Val Kilmer — and why he was ‘tough to understand’

Exclusive | Chris O’Donnell remembers ‘intense’ Batman co-star Val Kilmer — and why he was ‘tough to understand’

Always Robin to his Batman.  Chris O’Donnell, best known for playing Robin in the two “Batman” movies starring George Clooney and Val Kilmer, is opening up about his late co-star.  “He was just an intense, amazing actor,” O’Donnell, 55, exclusively told The Post about Kilmer.  Val Kilmer as Batman, Chris O’Donnell as Robin in “Batman … Read more

How ‘SNL’ paid tribute to Val Kilmer after the former host’s death at age 65

How ‘SNL’ paid tribute to Val Kilmer after the former host’s death at age 65

R.I.P. Val Kilmer. “Saturday Night Live” honored the “Batman Forever” actor who died of pneumonia at age 65 on April 1. The comedy show flashed a photo of Kilmer on the screen before host Jack Black led the goodnights at the end of Saturday’s episode. Val Kilmer honored on “Saturday Night Live” on April 5. … Read more

Val Kilmer was bed-bound in final years of his life: report

Val Kilmer was bed-bound in final years of his life: report

Val Kilmer was confined to his bed in the final years of his life, according to a new report.  The “Batman” star died on Tuesday at the age of 65 from pneumonia, his daughter Mercedes revealed to the New York Times that day. The actress also shared that while Kilmer had battled throat cancer since … Read more

Val Kilmer Brought a Wonderfully Weird Sensibility to Every Role

Val Kilmer Brought a Wonderfully Weird Sensibility to Every Role

Val Kilmer doesn’t even need to appear onscreen as Iceman in “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022) for the audience to feel his presence. Early on, Tom Cruise’s “Maverick” Mitchell is texting with his old rival, Iceman, but even though he’s just represented by words on a screen, you know exactly who that is, the joy of … Read more

Val Kilmer in ‘Batman Forever’ Was a True 1990s Moment

Val Kilmer in ‘Batman Forever’ Was a True 1990s Moment

In June 1995 a pop confection hit thousands of movie screens. It seemed to embody what both boosters and critics have identified as that decade’s end-of-history nonchalance. It was, of all things, a Batman movie. And holding it together, the sturdy straight man surrounded by abject goofiness, was Val Kilmer, the actor who died at … Read more

Everything Val Kilmer said about his throat cancer battle before his death at 65: ‘It’s an obstacle’

Everything Val Kilmer said about his throat cancer battle before his death at 65: ‘It’s an obstacle’

Val Kilmer was more than just a Hollywood legend — he was also a cancer survivor. The “Batman Forever” star battled throat cancer years before he died at 65 from pneumonia on Tuesday. Kilmer received his initial diagnosis in 2014 but was cancer-free by 2021. However, Kilmer’s treatment, which included chemotherapy, radiation and two tracheotomies, permanently … Read more

Val Kilmer attended Hollywood gala with daughter Mercedes in final public outing 5 years before his death

Val Kilmer attended Hollywood gala with daughter Mercedes in final public outing 5 years before his death

Val Kilmer had family by his side in his final public appearance five years before his death. The actor, who succumbed to pneumonia at age 65 on Tuesday, was in the spotlight for the last time at the annual Thespians Go Hollywood Gala at Avalon Hollywood on November 18, 2019. Kilmer was joined by his … Read more

Tom Cruise cried over ‘emotional’ reunion with Val Kilmer in ‘Top Gun 2’ before his death

Tom Cruise cried over ‘emotional’ reunion with Val Kilmer in ‘Top Gun 2’ before his death

Tom Cruise had a special bond with Val Kilmer. Over two years before Kilmer died from pneumonia on Tuesday at the age of 65, Cruise, 62, opened up about the “emotional” reunion they had on the set of the 2022 “Top Gun” sequel. “I just want to say that was pretty emotional. I’ve known Val for … Read more

Val Kilmer dons Batman mask in nostalgic final Instagram post weeks before death at 65

Val Kilmer dons Batman mask in nostalgic final Instagram post weeks before death at 65

Val Kilmer fueled nostalgia in his final Instagram post just weeks before his death at 65. Kilmer died after a battle with pneumonia on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter Mercedes confirmed. In a video shared on his social media account, Kilmer could be seen sitting next to a painting he made … Read more

Val Kilmer mourned by Hollywood stars Josh Brolin, Michael Mann, more after his death at 65

Val Kilmer mourned by Hollywood stars Josh Brolin, Michael Mann, more after his death at 65

Hollywood stars have paid heartfelt tribute to beloved Val Kilmer, who died from pneumonia at age 65 in Los Angeles Tuesday. Michael Mann, who directed Kilmer in the 1995 crime thriller “Heat,” told the Hollywood Reporter how impressed he was with the actor. “While working with Val on ‘Heat’ I always marvelled at the range, the … Read more

Why Val Kilmer didn’t want to star in ‘Top Gun’ before emotional reunion with Tom Cruise in ‘Maverick’ sequel

Why Val Kilmer didn’t want to star in ‘Top Gun’ before emotional reunion with Tom Cruise in ‘Maverick’ sequel

Val Kilmer never wanted to be in “Top Gun,” but had little say in the matter before he starred in the blockbuster that launched him to Hollywood stardom opposite Tom Cruise. The legendary actor, who died from pneumonia on Tuesday at the age of 65, reflected on the huge acting decision he faced in his … Read more

Kurt Russell reveals dark gift that Val Kilmer gave him after filming ‘Tombstone’ in resurfaced interview

Kurt Russell reveals dark gift that Val Kilmer gave him after filming ‘Tombstone’ in resurfaced interview

Actor Kurt Russell revealed that Val Kilmer bought him an acre of land as they exchanged gifts after wrapping up filming on their iconic western “Tombstone.” Russell, who played American lawman and folk hero Wyatt Earp alongside Kilmer’s acclaimed portrayal of the dentist-turned-gunslinger Doc Holliday in the 1993 classic, said he wanted to get something … Read more

Actor Val Kilmer, star of ‘Batman Forever,’ ‘Top Gun,’ dead at 65: report

Actor Val Kilmer, star of ‘Batman Forever,’ ‘Top Gun,’ dead at 65: report

Val Kilmer, the California-born, Juilliard-trained actor who starred in films including “Top Gun,” “The Doors,” “Tombstone” and “Batman Forever” and earned a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, has died, the New York Times reported. He was 65. The cause of death was pneumonia, the paper said, citing his daughter Mercedes Kilmer. Kilmer was one … Read more

Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65

Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65

“Most actors recognize there’s something different in Val than meets the eye,” Mr. Stone said in a 2007 interview for a segment of the television series “Biography.” David Mamet, the playwright and screenwriter who directed Mr. Kilmer in the political thriller “Spartan” (2004), added, “What Val has as an actor is something that the really, … Read more

Kilmer McCully, Pathologist Scorned for New Theory of Heart Disease, Dies at 91

Kilmer McCully, Pathologist Scorned for New Theory of Heart Disease, Dies at 91

Kilmer S. McCully, a pathologist at Harvard Medical School in the 1960s and ’70s whose colleagues banished him to the basement for insisting — correctly, it turned out — that homocysteine, an amino acid, was being overlooked as a possible risk factor for heart disease, died on Feb. 21 at his home in Winchester, Mass. … Read more

‘Willow’ creator and cast talk diversity, clarify that Val Kilmer won’t actually appear onscreen in series

‘Willow’ creator and cast talk diversity, clarify that Val Kilmer won’t actually appear onscreen in series

In recent weeks we’ve seen two high profile shows, House of the Dragon and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, face backlash from fans upset that fantasylands inhabited by dragons and elves also have people of color in them. The upcoming Disney+ series Willow, a continuation of the beloved 1988 film, will … Read more