After topping the A-list in the 90s, the actor retreated – but he’s back with an unlikely interest in art and a Twitter account filled with star-studded anecdotes
Few actors capture the myth of the mysterious artist better than Val Kilmer. He’s a southern California kid who grew up to become a poet, a playwright, and an A-list star. He’s also a hard man to get hold of. For months, I had been trying to track him down for an interview, only to discover that he rarely speaks to the press because of recent news items regarding his health.
Ironically, Kilmer is more visible now than he has been in years, stealing the show in Terrence Malick’s music drama Song to Song, appearing alongside Michael Fassbender in upcoming Jo Nesbø thriller The Snowman, touring the country with screenings of his one-man Mark Twain stage performance, and continuing to share hilarious,...
Few actors capture the myth of the mysterious artist better than Val Kilmer. He’s a southern California kid who grew up to become a poet, a playwright, and an A-list star. He’s also a hard man to get hold of. For months, I had been trying to track him down for an interview, only to discover that he rarely speaks to the press because of recent news items regarding his health.
Ironically, Kilmer is more visible now than he has been in years, stealing the show in Terrence Malick’s music drama Song to Song, appearing alongside Michael Fassbender in upcoming Jo Nesbø thriller The Snowman, touring the country with screenings of his one-man Mark Twain stage performance, and continuing to share hilarious,...
- 5/19/2017
- by Alex Suskind
- The Guardian - Film News
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