Jim Carrey is remembering his “Batman Forever” co-star Val Kilmer after the actor’s dying from pneumonia on the age of 65 on Tuesday.
“I’m remembering Val Kilmer today with great admiration for him as a man and as a generational talent who left us an enviable legacy of indelible acting performances,” Carrey, 63, mentioned in an announcement to The Put up on Wednesday.
“His greatest artistic achievements were rivaled only by the grace and courage with which he endured his life’s most challenging moments,” Carrey, who just lately unretired from appearing, added. “Wishing his family so much love.”
Kilmer and Carrey each starred in 1995’s “Batman Forever.” Kilmer, who donned a Batman masks in his remaining Instagram submit earlier than his dying, starred as Bruce Wayne/Batman whereas Carrey performed the villainous Riddler.
The film, directed by Michael Schumacher, additionally starred Chris O’Donnell because the sidekick Robin, Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian/Catwoman, and Drew Barrymore and Debi Mazar because the characters Sugar and Spice.
Mazar, who had already labored with Kilmer in 1991 for “The Doors,” paid tribute to the late “Top Gun” actor in a touching Instagram submit Wednesday.
“So sad to hear that Val Kilmer has passed,” Mazar, 60, wrote alongside two black-and-white pictures of Kilmer. “I met Val in 1984, in a dilapidated van that had a door missing. We had just attended Vincent Gallo’s wedding to a girl named Denise(?) in NYC.”
“The van took a bunch of us to the wedding reception in Jamaica, Queens. Super fun memory of that day…Years later, I’d work with him in ‘The Doors’ & ‘Batman Forever,’” she continued. “He was so talented & interesting. I know he struggled over the years with his health, and was a fighter. My condolences to his family & loved ones. May he R.I.P.”
Moreover Carrey and Mazar, dozens of different actors paid tribute to Kilmer following his tragic passing from pneumonia in Los Angeles Tuesday.
“See ya, pal. I’m going to miss you. You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker,” actor Josh Brolin wrote on Instagram. “There’s not a lot left of those. I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there. Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts.”
“I always liked Val and am sad to hear of his passing. I thought he was a genius actor,” Nicolas Cage mentioned in an announcement about his former co-star. “I enjoyed working with him on ‘Bad Lieutenant’ and I admired his commitment and sense of humor. He should have won the Oscar for ‘The Doors.’”
“It was an honor working with Val on ‘The Ghost and the Darkness’ nearly 30 years ago,” Michael Douglas wrote on Instagram. “Val will be greatly missed, but his legacy will live on forever in the films and performances he so brilliantly shared with us.”
Cher, who dated Kilmer for 2 years within the Eighties earlier than his marriage to Joanne Whalley, broke her silence on his passing in a touching X submit of her personal.
“VALUS,” the singer wrote. “Will miss u, U Were Funny, crazy, pain in the ass, GREAT FRIEND, kids [loved] U.”
Kilmer married Whalley in 1988, however the pair divorced in 1996 after eight years of marriage. They welcomed daughter Mercedes, 33, in 1991, and son Jack, 29, in 1995. Whalley and Mercedes had been noticed hugging one another in Hollywood following Kilmer’s dying.
The “Top Gun: Maverick” star battled throat most cancers for years earlier than he handed from pneumonia this week. He first confirmed his throat most cancers analysis in 2017.
