Editing Val Kilmer (section)

==Death and tributes==
Kilmer died of [[pneumonia]] in Los Angeles on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/val-kilmer-actor-dead-pneumonia-7e8f27b1ec80f2940f7a7776f5f92804|title = Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65|last1 = Kennedy|first1 = Mark|last2 = Dalton|first2 = Andrew|date = April 2, 2025|accessdate = April 2, 2025|work = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name="Weber-2025">{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=April 1, 2025 |title=Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html |url-access=limited |accessdate=April 2, 2025 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dunn |first1=Jack |last2=Tangcay |first2=Jazz |date=April 2, 2025 |title=Michael Mann, Francis Ford Coppola, Josh Brolin and More Remember Val Kilmer: 'A Brilliant Actor and a Good Man' |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/val-kilmer-dead-hollywood-reaction-1236354616/ |website=Variety| access-date= }}</ref> Other contributing underlying factors towards his death included acute [[Hypoxemia|hypoxemic]] respiratory failure, [[chronic respiratory failure]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]] on the base of his tongue, [[malnutrition]] and tracheocutaneous fistula. Kilmer was cremated on April 7.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dicker |first=Ron |date=2025-04-11 |title=Val Kilmer's Death Certificate Reveals Critical Details Behind Actor's Passing |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/val-kilmer-death-certificate_n_67f8e716e4b089014393c5c8/amp |website=[[HuffPost]] |language= en |access-date=2025-04-12}}</ref>

Upon his death, filmmaker [[Michael Mann]] wrote, "While working with Val on ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]],'' I always marvelled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val's possessing and expressing character. After so many years of Val battling disease and maintaining his spirit, this is tremendously sad news.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rahman |first=Abid |date=2025-04-01 |title=Val Kilmer Death: Michael Mann, Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Cage Pay Tribute to Actor |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/val-kilmer-death-reaction-tributes-1236178981/ |website= The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=April 2, 2025}}</ref> Director [[Francis Ford Coppola]] wrote, "He was a wonderful person to work with and a joy to know&nbsp;— I will always remember him."<ref>{{cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-04-02 |title=Francis Ford Coppola: Val Kilmer's talent only grew throughout his life |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2025/Apr/02/francis-ford-coppola-val-kilmers-talent-only-grew-throughout-his-life |accessdate=April 2, 2025 |website=Cinema Express}}</ref> [[Tom Cruise]] honored his ''[[Top Gun]]'' co-star at [[CinemaCon]] asking for a moment of silence saying, "I think it would be really nice if we could have a moment together because he loved movies and he gave a lot to all of us."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |last2=Shafer |first2=Ellise |date=2025-04-03 |title= Tom Cruise Honors 'Top Gun' Co-Star Val Kilmer With Moment of Silence at CinemaCon: 'I Wish You Well on the Next Journey' |url= https://variety.com/2025/film/news/tom-cruise-honors-val-kilmer-cinemacon-1236354766/  |website= Variety |accessdate=April 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fauria |first=Krysta |date=April 3, 2025 |title=Tom Cruise opens CinemaCon speech with moment of silence for Val Kilmer |url=https://apnews.com/article/tom-cruise-val-kilmer-mission-impossible-2b17086d6c3a61566e93d1ab3f3cb3d7 |access-date= April 4, 2025 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Director [[Oliver Stone]] wrote: "Val Kilmer was brilliant, both as Jim Morrison in ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]'' and in ''[[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]]'' as King Philip of Macedon. His approach and attitude significantly changed between 1990 and ''Alexander'' in 2004. The results satisfied me on both occasions. To call Val turbulent, contradictory, and tortured is an understatement. But the result was he was exciting on film, always exciting, and fresh. We need more Vals. He was an iconoclast and rebel in his acting, and always kept it exciting in either supporting or main roles. The movies will miss him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stone |first= Oliver |date=April 5, 2025 |title=#ValKilmer was brilliant, both as #JimMorrison in #TheDoors and in #Alexander as King Philip of Macedon. His approach and attitude significantly changed between 1990 and Alexander in 2004. The results satisfied me on both occasions. |url= https://www.instagram.com/officialoliverstone/p/DIFHc-rvY-0/ |url-status=live |archive-url= https://archive.today/20250421064047/https://www.instagram.com/officialoliverstone/p/DIFHc-rvY-0/?img_index=1 |archive-date=April 21, 2025 |access-date= April 21, 2025 |website=[[Instagram]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[The Doors]]' drummer [[John Densmore]] wrote: "As an actor, Val's channeling of Jim (Morrison) was so close, he gave me the creeps on the set of Oliver Stone's biopic. He should have been nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor."<ref>{{Cite web |last= Densmore |first=John |date= April 5, 2025 |title=As an actor, Val's channeling of Jim (Morrison) was so close, he gave me the creeps on the set of Oliver Stone's biopic. He should have been nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor. |url=https://www.instagram.com/johndensmore/p/DIFcZnvszxD/ |website=[[Instagram]]}}</ref>