KIlmer was a great Batman. At the time, he had it. He is an enormously gifted actor. People overlook the things that Kilmer has done..

Worth noting that his Bruce Wayne was the bomb

Kilmer wasn't a bad Batman, he was just trapped in a lackluster movie that was barely about his character. He was fine IMO.

Nostalgia cant let me hate Batman Forever.

I love Batman Forever, Val will go down as an amazing Batman

I love Batman Forever.

Val Kilmer looks like Richard Tyson from Kindergarten Cop in this clip

There’s one memory I will cherish forever and that’s being a small child watching Batman Forever with my father, grandfather, and uncle some holiday on the living room tv while everyone else was in the kitchen or outside doing who knows what. Both my father and grandfather had past but it’s a memory of the four of us that’ll never leave me.

He should do a voice over for an animated Batman, his is the best live-action Batman voice.

Bob Kane said Val Kilmer was his favorite Batman and was the most true to his vision.

Val Kilmer will always be my favorite. He's my Batman. He did it pretty well.

This is the most vocal I’ve seen him about the Batman subject. Dude never use to talk about this

I think Val Kilmer was the best Bruce Wayne

3:37 That was very interesting what he said about Spielberg and Lucas. If I was doing the next Batman movie, I'd get him to do Commissioner Gordon.

VAL WAS THE BEST BATMAN EVER ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL COMIC BOOKS! THANKS TO HIM FOR HIS WORK!!!

The Crowd really did go insane cause when we asked him to do the Batman voice he looked us directly in the eyes and said "NO!" Then like 20 minutes later he did it randomly and it was an amazing experience :)

Between Madmartigan, Iceman, Doc Holliday and Batman this dude was a legend for me growing up!

Batman Forever was great, love that movie.

Thanks it's been a dream of mine to meet Kilmer since I was a like 8, I am finally glad I got to sit down and hear such incredible stories from him.

I love how he looks straight into the camera.

Its great to hear that both Val & Michael wanted to go in that direction of Batman that Nolan made. I'm just trying to Imagine Keaton's Batman in Nolan's world.

Man, turn down the sound level on those signposts with the bat logo--nearly blew my speakers out with that sudden racket.

the audio quality is amazing!

Wow, Kilmer really gets Batman. And you can tell he's a fan, he knows what he's talking about and he actually cares for the character and for Nolan's version. He's very respectful to the new material, unlike Keaton (as much as I love him) who acts like he just doesn't care for any other version than his own.

I always liked Val's Batman. A lot.

Man Kilmer would have been awesome in the Nolan batman movies... If he was 10 years younger it would have been perfect

In 2005, I was really fortunate to get the opportunity as a student journalist to interview him at the Boston Film Festival, along with Shane Black, the writer director, for the debut of their film, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. I got to sit directly across from him at a small conference table, with 4 other college students, and get 40 minutes to ask questions, and found him to be incredibly animated, entertaining, and insightful. I appreciated this video where I see more of those familiar traits, and was glad to see in his Amazon doc, that despite his illness, he has still maintained a great sense of humor and a desire to entertain.

Had I seen Schumacher's original version of Batman Forever Val's would probably be my favorite Batman iteration although he will always be my favorite actor to ever play the role.

I admit it. I freaking love Batman Forever.

Batman forever was my favourite when i was a kid, watched it over and over, Val Kilmer is my Batman

This is so sad to watch now. He says he wanted to do voice work and then ended up with throat cancer and lost his voice. So sad.

This dude is a pretty legendary actor that starred in some big films during the late 80s and 90s cinema.

I'm your huckleberry

My first movie experience was with BATMAN FOREVER... asked my brother to go see it, but turned it down... ended up going with my sister to a not so good movie theater... and it was all woth it... had the best experience of my life.

Val's awesome. His Doc Holiday is legendary and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was amazing. .

Leave the man alone i mean come on he's not 25 anymore, let the man grow old happy

Still the best voice of batman of all time.

though my mom told me that she took me to see batman (1989) when i was only a few months old, it was batman: forever that i first truly remember seeing and enjoying. my family has always been batman fans.

The Val Documentary is superb.

Val Kilmer was a underrated Batman. He should get in shape and come back.

Wow when he said "I'm Batman" the crowd must have went crazy lol. Kilmer was my favorite batman when I was little. Now I have a hard time choosing between him and Keaton

Prince of Egypt was amazing.

“I’m Batman” Yes you are Val.

Kilmer was the best Batman! Hands down, no question, absolutely!

His voice was good

I watched "Val" - and it turns out I knew nothing about VK as the man. He's WILDLY creative. A really funny guy - and very emotionally alive. I'm sure he might have been a bit difficult to work with - I suspect all true artists are to some degree. But I have a totally new found respect for the guy and I think he had a bad press for a long time.

Back then he was hands down, the sexiest Bat Man ever. Also he has a brilliant mind. He has such a special gift. He's funny & has a great sense of humor.

Very cool video. Val is awesome.

Val was actually my favorite bruce. he nailed it in a way the other guys didn't - Bob Kane even said so. maybe one day he'll get his chance in a serious batman flick :)

this guy looks every time more like Marlon Brando. It is incredible they acted together in the last version of the Island of doctor Moreau.

This guy is a legend

He was the best live Batman as yet

This audience laughs at anything this guy says Val: oh I worked with Jim carrey Audience: hahahahaha Val: this water is great Audience: hahahaha

Love you Val.

the batman wouldnt say bathroom , hed say i have to go to the batroom

I feel like a dick for pointing these things out, but, 1) Bob Kane didn't create Batman. He _sort of_ co-created batman and 2) batman has been around since 1939, meaning he's in his early 70s now, not 50s.

you can check the whole panel out at blip. tv/comicbookjerk KZfaq won't allow me to post past 15 minutes cause they hate me :(

Entire Panel is now posted!

val is still the best Batman and Bruce prefect Batman voice

I always though his face was the absolute best in the suit, those 2 movies with him and clooney were just soo weird though, seems like a very nice and down to earth guy, I mean he's the ICE MAN!

Val Kilmer looks like Henchman #3 nowadays.

You have to love Val.

Such a great actor Tombstone and the Saint alone make him one of the greats

Whenever I see Val the first and second movies that come to mind are: Willow and Real Genius.

You're totally right, and he has the acting ability, too.

This makes me like him a little better as a Batman (knowing he didn't like the direction it was going). He was a good Batman.

i thought kilmer nailed it as bruce wayne he was a pretty good wayne

Kilmer lost his father during Tombstone? This now has me thinking anytime he was drunk as Doc Holliday he was really drunk. Looking sweaty and hungover looked all too natural.

it's a good thing that he got out of the franchise when he did.

You were a great Bruce Wayne/ Batman, Val!!!

Met Val Kilmer at Comicon 2017 maybe 2018 cant remember the exact year cause i went to both in Indianapolis. Great guy, but seemed to be having trouble talking. I was was actually worried about him. Met lots of other cool people too. Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things, Charles Martinet The guy who is the voice of Mario in the games and cartoons, Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Power Ranger, Charlie Cox The Daredevil, which i was watching the series at the time so that was really cool.

All the Batmans were great. Clooney did what he could with that horrible movie, but had he been cast in a serious film, he would have nailed it.

He was such a good looking guy I had a crush on him During the interview his voice was so gentle He is lucky that ihis 2 children support him I hope he doesn, t go back to the Scientology bc that,s how he got in this bad healh they teach that God was going to heal him He had become skin and bones until his 2 children convinced him to seek treatment He is not at its best but he is alive

I think that Kilmer was such an underrated Batman. It wasnt Kilmer that hurt Batman Forever,it was the whole cheese factor,that the film had. If Burton would have written and directed that movie with a darker tone,Kilmer as Batman and no Robin,would have been awesome.

Val Kilmer was't bad as Batman, and Batman Forever wasn't as bad as its sequel!

Dude, at least he has the Batman chin... In my book by far the best Batman look-wise!!! Movie-wise it is pretty clear I guess.

Val Kilmer Batman Timothy Dalton James Bond Loved their movies

Val is awesome, I love Batman Forever, a fun movie with a great soundtrack!

Always wished i had a secret tunnel in my office nostalgia val was good and in willow

It’s good to hear he really did care for the character, and how he believes how the character SHOULD’VE been portrayed. Sorry, in this day and age in the film industry, Batman isn’t for kids. If the kids wanna watch Batman, they can watch the Animated Series reruns.

Kevin Conroy, Michael Keaton, AND Christian Bale.

Val Kilmer for the next Batman

Can't believe how went from he was at that time to how he turn up to be now, the years just haven't been kind at all to him wish you well Val.

compared the what he looks like in this video and what he looks like now he looks way better now.

Best Bruce Wayne ever. Deserved a better film and more than one

3:21 Man, if only Val Kilmer came at the right era of Batman......

best batman and the only Doc

I want his hat. it's awesome

I know we are only seeing him shoulders up, but Val appears to have lost some weight here, he looks good. Have always been a big Kilmer fan. Ever since Top Secret.

You can watch the entire panel on Blip. tv/comicbookjerk :)

yup!

Handsomest Batman though Bale got the better script. Val has the most gorgeous mouth and smile which is all that could be seen in the mask.

"They are doing what I hoped that we would do with it!" LOL!!! :)

Only batman that laughs!!!

I think "Forever" was the best comic book version, "Dark Knight" was the most realistic, "Batman" with Keaton was a classic.

Madmartigan!

Val Kilmer is the best Batman and Batman Forever is great. Nolan missed all the fun and the fantasy of the comic book.

While Keaton and Bale are my favourite Batmans, Kilmer did do a pretty decent job. I mean, he wasn't amazing but he wasn't terrible. Honestly, I think Batman (and Two-Face} kinda got shafted by The Riddler. It seemed like Schumacher was too obsessed with either Riddler or Jim Carry, and just kinda added Two Face and Batman to kill in the blanks of when the camera wasn't focused on Riddler. I like Carry, but it was a waste of Kilmer and Jones' talent.

I hear Val was a pain in the ass on set

It’s interesting that Batman was Moses.