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died from pneumonia at age 65 in Los Angeles Tuesday.Michael Mann, who directed Kilmer in the 1995 crime thriller “Heat,” told the Hollywood Reporter how impressed he was with the actor.“While working with Val on ‘Heat’ I always marvelled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing character,” Mann said. “After so many years of Val battling disease and maintaining his spirit, this is tremendously sad news.”Oscar nominee Josh Brolin also paid heartfelt tribute on Instagram.“See ya, pal. I’m going to miss you,” he said.

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.

never wanted to be in “Top Gun,” but had little say in the matter before he starred in the blockbuster that launched him to Hollywood stardom opposite Tom Cruise.The legendary actor, who died from pneumonia on Tuesday at the age of 65, reflected on the huge acting decision he faced in his mid-20s when presented with the movie script.“Believe it or not, I didn’t want to do ‘Top Gun’ at first,” Kilmer said in his 2021 documentary “Val.”The Julliard-trained actor had problems with both the story and the theme of the movie but was legally bound to the production.“I thought the script was silly, and I disliked warmongering in films. But I was under contract with the studio, so I didn’t really have a choice,” he added.Kilmer’s son, Jack, voiced his father during the documentary, as older Kilmer was left with speaking difficulties after several surgeries during his six-year-long throat cancer battle.The actor reflected on his character, Tom “Iceman” Kazansky and how he portrayed the naval pilot and main antagonist during the first film.Kilmer revealed the on-screen beef between Kazansky and Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell continued off-screen when he remained in character for interviews.“I would purposely play up the rivalry between Tom’s character and mine off screen as well,” Kilmer said.

Wicked. Keanu Reeves will reprise his role as the vengeful hitman John Wick in the newly announced “John Wick 5,” officially ending speculation that his character died in the franchise’s fourth installment.

how the late actor treated Debbie Reynolds on the set of “Singin’ in the Rain.”“It’s been circulated for decades that he worked Debbie so hard in ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ that her feet bled all over the floor — it is just not true,” Patricia said in an interview with Remind magazine published last week.Gene’s third wife added that Reynolds “actually thanked him many times for giving her her career.”The famed choreographer directed Reynolds and starred alongside her in the beloved 1952 musical comedy.Gene died at 83 in 1996, while Reynolds died at 84 in 2016.Patricia told the magazine that many of Kelly’s other past co-stars cherished working with him.“George Chakiris, Leslie Caron and many other dancers have shared with me how Gene was thoughtful with people,” she said. “He was always worried about performers getting shin splints dancing on the hard surfaces,” Patricia added of the “Hello, Dolly!” director.

on X, formerly Twitter.Lennon stated that while he agrees “the vilification” of the 23-year-old actress “went too far,” he said Zegler “also acts like a spoiled ungrateful and disconnected brat. So it’s no surprise.”The musician has since deleted his tweet.In a previous post that’s also been deleted, Lennon called Zegler and her co-star Gal Gadot “exceptionally beautiful women.”“Some of y’all are bugging,” he added.The Post has reached out to reps for Lennon and Zegler for comment.Zegler first sparked controversy in 2022, when she said the 1937 “Snow White” film is dated and called Prince Charming a stalker.“The original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so.

video on X, revealing that the issue took place just “35 to 40 minutes” after takeoff.“Right now, I was going to be on the field in Houston, Texas hyping up the crowd getting them ready with mana and electricity as we kicked off our UFL, our United Football League season number two, live on Fox.”“I was ready to go. Man, I was super pumped to get down there to Texas, to rock and roll with all the players and fans and coaches. I’m just so super bummed that I can’t be there and I’m so sorry,” Johnson said, adding that the pilot told him that a “hydraulics overheating issue” caused the malfunction.The “Moana” actor praised his pilot’s “demeanor” during the touch-and-go moment.Super bummed I can’t be in Texas but so grateful we were able to land the plane safely.So sorry to our @TheUFL fans, players, coaches, staff and our teams at @FOXSports @espn I’m not there.Let’s have a great season 2 opening weekend, have fun, and ball out.

per Entertainment Weekly. “It’s like he is pumped and ready for action, and I feel uncomfortable when I see him because he’s so sexual.” “Yeah, he’s gonna come over and clean your house, girl,” Mathews, 45, added.

David Hasselhoff did not attend his ex-wife Pamela Bach‘s funeral on Saturday, according to a new report. Witnesses gathered for the service at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles noticed that the “Baywatch” actor, 72, was not among the assembled mourners, TMZ reported on Monday.Hasselhoff and Bach’s two daughters — Taylor, 34, and Hayley, 32 — did, however, attend the late actress’ funeral and delivered eulogies, per the outlet.The pair were among nearly 150 people who turned out for the funeral, including Bach’s sisters, Penny and Cathy, along with singer, Stacy Citron, who performed at the memorial.A slideshow of photos showing Bach with her loved ones played during the event, including ones with Hasselhoff, as seen in a video obtained by TMZ.A rep for Hasselhoff declined to comment on the actor’s absence when contacted by the outlet.

backlash that Rachel Zegler has received. On Sunday, the “Last of Us” star, 49, posted a photo of Zegler, 23, on his Instagram Stories, tagging her and adding one simple word: “icon.” Several fans on X, formerly Twitter, slammed the “Mandalorian” actor. “Lol.

The Times, the 59-year-old actress recalled that Boseman’s girlfriend and make-up artist rubbed his back and played meditative music when they were on the set of what would be his final film.“There was a part of me that was a little judgmental — why do you need all that?” Davis said. “Little did I know that they were doing it because he was dying,” she added. Boseman died in August 2020 at the age of 43 from colon cancer, which he had kept secret from the industry, including his colleagues on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”The film, which dramatized one of blues singer Ma Rainey’s recording sessions in 1920s Chicago, came out three months after Boseman’s death.

Variety. “Our beloved Richard is with the angels now,” Martin Rabbett, Chamberlain’s longtime partner, said in a statement.

The Original Van Gogh’s Ear Anthology website in 2019.“Ten cents a day delivering groceries after school and Saturday mornings so I made sixty cents a week. Sometimes I’d get a tip from whoever I was delivering to, but that was the beginning of the seeking of work.”After high school, Bruce played football for Wright Junior College and joined a semi-pro team until he was drafted into the US Army for the Korean War in 1953.When the war ended, his football career was on pause after he battled malaria so he tried out for a play in 1955 and began his decades-long career in the entertainment business.“When I came back with Malaria I couldn’t pick up that football scholarship so I had to go back to that junior college where I’d played football and pick up some more college credits,” he told the outlet.

“Killers of the Flower Moon.”The actress, 39, starred in one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2023 alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.Since the Martin Scorsese-directed western/thriller was shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn’t much face to face action with the A-listers.“I wish I could have [picked their brains]. I tried to, but we were filming during COVID,” Myers told The Post at the red carpet premiere for her new Western “Day of Reckoning.”“If you weren’t in the scene filming, they were like, ‘Get out of here!'” she teased.

first told her story to Larry King. She described how appearing in the hit TV series saved her sanity in her 2011 memoir “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch.”The star has become an advocate for child sex abuse victims, but her work is far from done, she insisted. Arngrim is the president of the National Association to Protect Children, a nonprofit that aims to give children a legal and political voice in “the war against child abuse.” Arngrim wants to combat predators who seek places where children can be found unsupervised.

“Jeopardy!” contestants were criticized by viewers after being stumped over a pop culture question.During Wednesday’s episode of the beloved game show, contestants Melanie Hirsch, John Rindone and Josh Weikert were given a clue for the category “Be My TV Show Guest” that read: “This star of the O.G. ‘Shaft’ guest starred as two different characters on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'”All three players were left speechless, which ignited fans of the show to share their frustrations. “I am deeply saddened about the original Shaft Triple Stumper,” one fan wrote on Reddit.

the “Vampire Diaries” cast, this family will forever be bound by blood.Although fans said goodbye to Mystic Falls in 2017 after eight seasons of the hit supernatural drama, Zach Roerig, who played Matt Donovan, revealed that they do keep in touch.“Most of them actually,” the actor exclusively told The Post at the premiere of his upcoming Western “Day of Reckoning” on Monday. “Matt Davis is one of my dear friends.

dramatic Season 2 finale of “Severance,” viewers have many questions about where the Apple TV+ sci-fi series goes next.But one of the biggest mysteries surrounds John Turturro and his future on the show.The 68-year-old actor, who plays Irving, appeared in every episode of “Severance” Season 1. But that wasn’t the case in Season 2, which saw Innie Irving be terminated for exposing Helena posing as Helly at the end of Episode 4.Turturro made his final Season 2 appearance in the penultimate episode, where Burt (Christopher Walken) sends Outie Irving away on a train to flee Lumon.

Rashida Jones was at peace when it was time to clock out of work for good. On Tuesday’s episode of the “Good Hang” podcast, the actress, 49, got candid on briefly appearing on “The Office” as Karen Filippelli, who was an employee of Dunder Mifflin’s Stamford branch.“I had done a year on ‘The Office’ and they let me go, which made sense.

during an interview with Howard Stern for SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show.”“It was sort of surprising. I won every other prize for ‘Lost in Translation,’ so I just sort of thought I was gonna win, ’cause I had won everything,” Murray recalled.“Every single one.

“The White Lotus,” the hit series on HBO, went “too far” with how its iconic royal-blue logo was featured in a recent episode, according to Bloomberg.The school issued a statement and said that the show uses their logo without permission in “troubling” imagery, which has since spread across social media and paints their brand in a negative light. Duke was referring to episode five of “The White Lotus,” released on March 16, that showed (spoilers ahead) Timothy Ratliff, played by actor Jason Isaac, contemplating suicide while wearing a t-shirt with the Duke lettering on it.White Lotus just blessed us w an all-time meme if Duke loses early in the tournament (and for any brutal Duke loss thereafter) pic.twitter.com/pIsYiiozYLA now-viral meme of Ratliff, whose character in the dark comedy is a proud Duke alumni, holding a gun to his temple is being used to put added pressure on Duke as the Blue Devils’ men’s and women’s basketball teams are about to play in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament this week.