[Brazelton] Val Kilmer

[Tinwhistler]

Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65

A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.

www.nytimes.com

I hesitated posting this, because of the date, but it's on the NYT, so...

 

[Cheesy1]

Yeah, it's being reported on numerous reputable news sources now, so unfortunately it's not a joke.

 

[Shawn]

Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65

A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.

www.nytimes.com

I hesitated posting this, because of the date, but it's on the NYT, so...

Rip, Batman.

 

[PatrThom]

Rip, Nick Rivers.

--Patrick

 

[Far]

RIP Doc Holliday

 

[bhamv3]

RIP Iceman.

 

[PatrThom]

My wife's was, "RIP, Chris Knight."

--Patrick('s wife)

 

[drifter]

RIP Madmartigan

 

[PatrThom]

RIP Madmartigan

He was a swordsman.

--Patrick

 

[drawn_inward]

He was in some really iconic movies. His performance in Tombstone was so great. I really dug KKBB too. RIP

 

[chris]

Holy shit Batman.

That comes out of nowhere.

 

[GasBandit]

Once more, fuck cancer.

 

[Gryfter]

Damn

 

[chris]

Once more, fuck cancer.

Wasn't it pneumonia?

 

[drawn_inward]

Wasn't it pneumonia?

Even if it was, fuck cancer anyway.

 

[GasBandit]

Wasn't it pneumonia?

I was kind of assuming it was enabled by his long and debilitating bout with throat cancer.

 

[Celt Z]

Unfortunately, he had been in poor health for a while. it's sad but not shocking.