In Val, he says he did so in favor of playing the title role in The Saint.
The film is maybe the goofiest entry in the Batman canon Jim Carrey. In Val, the documentary focused on Val Kilmer’s professional and personal life, the actor recalled how he learned he’d been selected to play Batman after leaving an unusual location in Africa. Kilmer famously refused to play the superhero for a second time. Kilmer claims he happened to spend the day in a bat cave when he got the call to replace Michael Keaton in Batman Forever. Director Joel Schumacher called Kilmer psychotic in interviews after directing him in Batman Forever.As for why Val Kilmer didn’t return for Batman and Robin, the actor blames scheduling difficulties with another film he was contractually obligated to do The Saint but the idea of Kilmer being difficult on set, is a theme discussed by many and in great-detail throughout the article. When I would turn to Nicole…I couldn’t count how many times I put my hands on my hips.” I tried to be like an actor on a soap opera. “I think it made no difference what I was doing. His solution? Put his arms on his hips during scenes with Nicole Kidman, who played Dr. “I couldn’t hear anything and after a while people stopped talking to me,” says Kilmer (he’s previously talked about some of his Batsuit woes). The Batsuit was so restrictive that Kilmer felt completely isolated and even winded. Reminiscing, he admits envying co-stars Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey, who were able to flex their acting muscles when playing Two-Face and the Riddler, respectively. They actually want to be him…not necessarily play him in a movie.” “Whatever boyhood excitement I had was crushed by the reality of the Batsuit,” the mercurial actor says in the doc. The film is based on interviews with Kilmer, as well as hundreds of hours of home footage he shot through the decades.
The actor - who in recent years has been battling throat cancer - offers additional insight into his Batman Forever experience in Val, a new autobiographical documentary from Amazon Prime and A24 Films. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Batman is one of the most popular and beloved superheroes in comic book history, and as such, he has branched out to other media quite successfully, but his history on the big screen has had a lot of ups and downs. Golden Trailer Awards: 'CODA,' 'The Matrix Resurrections' Among Nominations Val Kilmer played Bruce Wayne/Batman in Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever, but he didn’t return for Batman & Robin here's why.