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Val Kilmer was “insecure” and liked to test his directors. The Top Gun star passed away in 2025 at the age of 65 and close friend and Mindhunters director Renny Harlin has remembered him as “a highly, highly intelligent man”, who liked to challenge the filmmakers he worked with.

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Val Kilmer branded 'the worst human being I've ever known'

Val Kilmer has been branded "the worst human being I've ever known" by director Adam Marcus. Marcus worked with the late actor - who died in April, 2025 at the age of 65 - on 2008 action thriller Conspiracy in which the actor played an Iraq war veteran who attempts to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of a friend.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 30

Val Kilmer's daughter insists resurrecting late actor with AI 'protects' his IP

Val Kilmer's daughter has defended using AI to resurrect the actor for As Deep As The Grave. The late Hollywood icon died last year aged 65 from pneumonia following long-term health struggles stemming from a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis and related treatments including a tracheotomy that left him using a voice box.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / April 16

Val Kilmer's 'As Deep As The Grave' brings him back to life via AI

The legendary Val Kilmer sadly left us a year ago in 2025. But he continues to live on through iconic films like Top Gun, and his work is not over yet.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 18

AI brings back Val Kilmer to star in 'As Deep As The Grave'

If you had the same visceral reaction reading this headline as I had writing it, then I can only assume we’re on the same page. AI has gone way too far.

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Entertainment News / TV Insider / September 15, 2025

Gene Hackman, Val Kilmer & More Snubbed in Emmys In Memoriam Led by Vince Gill, Lainey Wilson

Multiple celebrities were left out of the In Memoriam at the 2025 Emmy Awards, with Val Kilmer and Gene Hackman among the two biggest snubs of the night.

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Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / May 22, 2025

Warwick Davis remembers 'leader of the army' Val Kilmer

Warwick Davis has praised the late Val Kilmer for "getting [him] through" making 'Willow'. The 55-year-old actor played the titular role in the 1988 fantasy film and he told how his co-star - who died of pneumonia last month aged 65 - was the "leader of the army" among the cast, helping to raise morale when the shoot got tough.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / May 11, 2025

Tom Cruise Talks Emotional Reunion With Late Val Kilmer for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: ‘It Was Joyous’

Maverick and Iceman had a bond on screen, and Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer had one off, as Cruise detailed in a new interview in which he praised his late costar.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 10, 2025

Val Kilmer's offical cause of death revealed as new details emerge

Val Kilmer's official cause of death has been revealed as pneumonia but new details have also emerged. The actor, best known for his roles in ‘Top Gun’, ‘The Doors’, and ‘Batman Forever’, died aged 65 on 1 April in Los Angeles from what was thought to have been pneumonia, and now TMZ has confirmed the news.

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Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 8, 2025

Val Kilmer remembered as a true ‘eccentric’

Val Kilmer has been remembered as a true “eccentric”. The actor, best known for his roles in ‘Top Gun’, ‘The Doors’, and ‘Batman Forever’, died aged 65 on 1 April in Los Angeles from pneumonia after a long battle with throat cancer that left him needing a voice box and feeding tube.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / April 7, 2025

Val Kilmer wanted to compete on 'The Amazing Race' with Will Forte

The criminally underrated MacGruber gave us one of Val Kilmer’s greatest comedic performances, but it almost gave us something even better. Following the beloved actor’s passing, his co-star Will Forte wrote a personal essay for Vulture about their friendship.

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Tom Cruise pays heartwarming tribute to his ‘Top Gun’ co-star Val Kilmer at CinemaCon

While on stage at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Tom Cruise asked those in attendance to join him in a moment of silence to honor the late Val Kilmer.

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Entertainment News / Total Apex Entertainment / April 3, 2025

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and 'Batman' Star Dies at 65

Actor Val Edward Kilmer has died at age 65. Film fans will never forget the legendary Iceman and Batman. Kilmer died of pneumonia in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker / April 2, 2025

Val Kilmer was the comedy superstar that could have been

The death of Val Kilmer at the age of 65 has of course led to an outpouring of memories replete with praise of performances and films.

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Val Kilmer has died; star of 'Batman Forever,' 'Top Gun,' 'Heat' was 65

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Entertainment News / Yardbarker / April 2, 2025

Val Kilmer, star of 'Top Gun' and 'Batman Forever' passes away at 65

Val Kilmer, one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980s and 1990s, has passed away at the age of 65.

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Entertainment News / Nerdist / April 2, 2025

Val Kilmer has died; star of 'Batman Forever,' 'Top Gun,' 'Heat' was 65

Val Kilmer, who delivered memorable performances in many beloved films, including in Heat, Top Gun, and Tombstone, has passed away. He was only 65 when he died.

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Entertainment News / TV Insider / April 2, 2025

Val Kilmer Dies: Batman Actor & Star of ‘Top Gun’ Was 65

Val Kilmer has died. The actor known for his roles in films like Batman Forever, Top Gun, and The Doors was 65 years old. The performer’s death was confirmed by the New York Times, which revealed it was the result of pneumonia.

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Tom Cruise advocated for Val Kilmer to be in 'Top Gun: Maverick': 'We have to have Val'

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Entertainment News / Yardbarker / August 26, 2021

Cher reflects on romance, friendship with Val Kilmer: 'He's like nobody I've ever known'

Cher and Val Kilmer were in a high-profile relationship in the early 1980s, and Cher is still just as fond of Kilmer nearly 40 years later—just in a different way.

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