HeatdirectorMichael Mannhas remembered Val Kilmer today followingthe actors death aged 65.
After so many years of Val battling disease and maintaining his spirit, this is tremendously sad news.
Im going to miss you.
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You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker.
Theres not a lot left of those.
I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there.
Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts.
He was a wonderful person to work with and a joy to know I will always remember him.
He will be deeply missed and our thoughts are with his family at this time.
Actor Josh Gad paid tribute on Instagram: RIP Val Kilmer.
Thank you for defining so many of the movies of my childhood.
You truly were an icon.
Matthew Modine posted on X: RIP Val Kilmer.
Veteran actress Jennifer Tilly shared her experience with Val Kilmer during an audition forThe Doors.
They paired together potential Jims with potential Pamelas.
All of a sudden, a sixties convertible came screeching up, blaring Doors Music at top volume.
We all looked at each other like… Who is this guy?
We were more than a little shook by the sheer audacity of his entrance.
Well of course it was Val Kilmer and from that minute on, nobody else stood a chance.
Kilmers breakout role came as LT Tom Iceman Kazansky opposite Tom Cruise inTop Gun(1986).
That was followed by the fantasy filmWillow(1988).
Kilmers career was given a poignant coda when he reprised Iceman inTop Gun: Maverick(2022).
His single scene opposite Cruise proved powerful and provided an emotional center to the film.
