Dead from pneumonia at the age of 65. :(
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/val-kilmer-star-batman-forever-040433506.html
I'm a Gen Xer, so Val's movie performances were a big part of my childhood. I thought he was the coolest guy I'd ever seen in Real Genius. I wanted to be Chris Knight.
I'm glad he got to do the Top Gun sequel before he passed. Major kudos to Tom Cruise for bringing him on for that.
And he should have won an Oscar for his performance in Tombstone. I think most people would agree about that.
But yeah, this really sucks, man. Call me delusionally optimistic, but I still held out hope that he'd recover from his throat cancer and make a heroic comeback to acting. Instead, like Bill Paxton, a part of my cinematic childhood has been taken away too soon. :(
R.I.P., Mr. Kilmer, and thanks for the movies.
Oh wow. I had no idea he was even sick. I loved his movies. RIP, VK.
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