Michael Keaton had walked away from what would have been his third round as the Caped Crusader on the big-screen. “It was like 10 roles in one,” he says.īatman Forever further cemented Kilmer’s reputation for being difficult to work with Schumacher is among some directors who have criticized the actor. Actor Val Kilmer shocked the world of Batman fans and critics when he wore the cape and cowl nearly 20 years ago. In Val, he says he did so in favor of playing the title role in The Saint. Kilmer famously refused to play the superhero for a second time. When I would turn to Nicole…I couldn’t count how many times I put my hands on my hips.” I tried to be like an actor on a soap opera. “I think it made no difference what I was doing. His solution? Put his arms on his hips during scenes with Nicole Kidman, who played Dr. “I couldn’t hear anything and after a while people stopped talking to me,” says Kilmer (he’s previously talked about some of his Batsuit woes). The Batsuit was so restrictive that Kilmer felt completely isolated and even winded. Reminiscing, he admits envying co-stars Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey, who were able to flex their acting muscles when playing Two-Face and the Riddler, respectively. They actually want to be him…not necessarily play him in a movie.” Val Kilmer and Daryl Hannah (Getty Images) ADVERTISEMENT Batman star Val Kilmer has been in one too many relationships to keep track of. Schumacher being the unwavering auteur he was, and Kilmer being difficult to work with, this was a clash that was always fated to happen.
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“Whatever boyhood excitement I had was crushed by the reality of the Batsuit,” the mercurial actor says in the doc. Another of these instances came on the set of the highly divisive movie Batman Forever in 1995.This was to be the first and last time that director Joel Schumacher and actor Val Kilmer would work together. The film is based on interviews with Kilmer, as well as hundreds of hours of home footage he shot through the decades. The actor - who in recent years has been battling throat cancer - offers additional insight into his Batman Forever experience in Val, a new autobiographical documentary from Amazon Prime and A24 Films. Batman Forever Characters appearing in magazines published by DC Comics Tim Burton Peter MacGregor-Scott Val Kilmer Tommy Lee Jones Jim Carrey Nicole. Golden Trailer Awards: 'CODA,' 'The Matrix Resurrections' Among Nominations His haunted expression and fierce pout reminded me of Val Kilmer's turn in the 1995 film 'Batman Forever,' which I contend is the best live-action Batman performance, hands down.
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