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Nicolas Cage has described his Bad Lieutenant co-star Val Kilmer as a “genius actor” in a written tribute following news of his death at age 65. 

told People in a statement. “At this time, we would like to grieve privately.”The “Top Gun” actor had a six-year bout with throat cancer after being diagnosed in 2015.The condition had affected his ability to speak due to chemotherapy and radiation therapy, which required two tracheotomies.

Ellise Shafer Val Kilmer, who died on Tuesday at the age of 65 after battling throat cancer, became one of the biggest stars of the ’80s and ’90s with a diverse array of films, ranging from action thrillers to biopics and comedies.After scoring his first movie role in the 1984 action comedy “Top Secret,” Kilmer broke through with his performance in the sci-fi comedy “Real Genius” (1985) before soaring into the mainstream alongside Tom Cruise in 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun.” He then starred in Ron Howard’s fantasy “Willow” (1988) before receiving critical acclaim for his portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s 1991 “The Doors” biopic.The ’90s brought a steady stream of hits for Kilmer, who became one of the best-paid actors of the decade. He took on the Western genre alongside Kurt Russell in “Tombstone” (1993), starred in crime dramas including Michael Mann’s classic “Heat” (1995) and became a superhero the same year with Joel Schumacher’s “Batman Forever.” In 1998, he voiced Moses in the animated musical “The Prince of Egypt,” and reunited with Oliver Stone for 2004’s “Alexander.” His career slowed down after he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015, and eventually lost most of his ability to speak, but in 2022 he returned to the big screen in “Top Gun: Maverick” for an emotional scene with Cruise.Take a look at Kilmer’s career in photos below.

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 of Batman — which served as one of his most successful roles in his decades-long career.In the clip, shared with his 645,000 followers on Instagram, the actor declares he is “ready” before grabbing a Batman mask and donning it for the last time.“It’s been a while,” he quipped as he got into character, before turning to the camera for a final look.Artist David Choe, who sat near the actor in the video, could be heard complimenting how “great” Kilmer looked in his mask.Kilmer was cast in Joel Schumacher’s 1995 hit “Batman Forever” after actor Michael Keaton had dropped out.A post shared by The Choe Show (@choe_show)The film went on to become a box office smash, grossing over $336 million.“Everything was different about this job than I’d experienced before. The size of the character and how strange it was that Michael Keaton had decided not to do it — I just said yes, without reading the script,” Kilmer told Entertainment Tonight in 1995.In his final social media post, shared just over a week ago on March 22, Kilmer unveiled one of his last artworks that he uploaded for purchase on his website.“It’s got that late-night glow.

New York Times report, Kilmer’s death was confirmed by his daughter Mercedes Kilmer. Val died on Tuesday (April 1) due to pneumonia, per Mercedes.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorVal Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone‘s “The Doors” and starred in several other 1980s favorites, has died, The New York Times has confirmed. He was 65.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress, singer, producer and director Emmy Rossum has signed with WME for representation.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Patrick Wilson is getting ready to return to musical theater. Not only is he a producer of the new “Lost Boys,” but he’s actively pursuing landing a starring role on the stage. “I definitely want to figure that out in the next two years,” Wilson says on the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Tom Holland is suiting up, this time to play a lawyer, in the upcoming adaptation of Josh Grisham’s novel “The Partner” for Universal Pictures. The actor, who rose to fame playing Peter Parker in Sony’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, will also serve as a producer on the film, which is being written by “The Imitation Game” scribe Graham Moore.

Associated Press in a joint interview with his “The Piano Lesson” co-star Michael Potts. “It’s an honor to win,” the “Pulp Fiction” actor said, adding that most people ultimately forget Oscar-nominated performances.“You get nominated and folks go, ‘Yeah I remember that.’ Or most people forget,” he quipped.The “Unbreakable” actor was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category at the 1995 Oscars for his role as Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction.”He ultimately lost out to Martin Landau for his role as Ed Wood in the 1994 film of the same name.Jackson believed that he would’ve won an Oscar for his role in Joel Schumacher’s “A Time To Kill” if his memorable scenes hadn’t been cut from the final version.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Samuel L Jackson said in a video interview with AP Entertainment, while promoting his role in Netflix’s “The Piano Teacher,” that Oscar nominations aren’t too big of a deal for him. Shockingly, Jackson has only earned one Oscar nomination during his illustrious career — for “Pulp Fiction,” which he landed a best supporting actor nod for in 1995. Jackson was awarded an honorary Academy Award in 2021.

Chanel Maya Banks, a 36-year-old Los Angeles actress who in her 20s appeared in Gossip Girl, Blue Bloods and the 2010 Joel Schumacher feature film Twelve starring Chace Crawford and Rory Culkin, has gone missing, her family reports.

Nearly 40 years later, St. Elmo’s Fire is continuing to burn bright for its stars.

Uma Thurman is clearing up who the intended audience for 1997’s Batman & Robin was for.

Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival will hand its Special Award for a Production Designer to six-time Oscar nominee Nathan Crowley during this year’s edition, which runs November 16-23 in Toruń. 

George Clooney has branded director David O. Russell a “miserable fuck”.The pair worked together in 1999, when Clooney starred in the Russell-directed movie Three Kings.

Hollywood's child stars have sometimes come to a very sad and untimely end. Actors like Stand By Me's River Phoenix, Descandants' Cameron Boyce, Poltergeist's Heather O'Rourke and Diff'rent Strokes' Dana Plato all left the world too soon, leaving fans devastated.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor A feature film sequel to the seminal 1985 Brat Pack movie “St. Elmo’s Fire” is in early development, Rob Lowe confirmed in a recent interview. Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, talked to “Entertainment Tonight” about their Netflix comedy series “Unstable,” and the actor spoke about the possibility of rebooting “St.

Rob Lowe has said that he is currently working on the “early stages” of a sequel to his classic ‘80s coming of age film St. Elmo’s Fire.The original film was released in 1985 and is considered one of the key films in the Brat Pack movement.It served as the breakthrough for director Joel Schumacher, and starred Lowe alongside fellow Brat Pack stars Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Andrew McCarthy.And now, Lowe has told Entertainment Tonight that after the success of the recent documentary Brats, which told the story of that generation of actors and films, he is more committed than before to a second St. Elmo’s Fire instalment.“We’ve met with the studio and I have been talking about doing it for about four months,” Lowe said, confirming that Brats had “only added to the excitement around it.”“But it’s very, very, very, very, very early stages,” he added.

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EXCLUSIVE: Andrew McCarthy‘s Hulu documentary Brats has brought back memories of the coming of age film where The Brat Pack was coined. Deadline can reveal that Sony is exploring the possibility of making a new version of St. Elmo’s Fire. This version would hinge on reuniting original cast members McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham.