The day he wrapped Batman, Kilmer drove straight to the set of Michael Mann's Heat, which "felt like an indie film" when placed beside the film he'd just come from. I don't know how they come up with this style of acting, but they seem to go to sopa opera school." Go count how many times I put my hands on my hips. "I tried to be like an actor on a soap opera," he explains. Speaking directly to the camera for the documentary, Kilmer laments the fact that "it made no difference what I was doing" when compared to the "huge" performances of his co-stars: Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face) and Jim Carrey (Riddler). The late Joel Schumacher returned as director for 1997's Batman & Robin, which starred George Clooney as Bruce Wayne. wanted a sequel with Kilmer back in the titular role, but he declined the offer. It was a struggle for me to get a performance past the suit and it was frustrating until I realized that my role in the film was just to show up and stand where I was told to."ĭespite negative reviews from critics, Batman Forever was a box office success, bringing in over $336 million against a budget of $100 million. You also can't hear anything and after awhile, people stop talking to you. When you're in it, you can barely move and people have to help you stand up and sit down. "But whatever boyish excitement I had going in was crushed by the reality of the Batsuit. "I took the part without even reading the script," Jack recalls for his father. Given that he now has trouble speaking after a battle with throat cancer, Kilmer tapped his son, Jack, to narrate most of the film. In Val, an autobiographical documentary about his life and career, the actor opens up about why he only played the Caped Crusader once, in 1995's Batman Forever. The role of Batman in a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster seems like an absolute dream role for any young actor, but according to Val Kilmer, it's more of a nightmare than anything else.
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