Val Kilmer Bares His Soul in Trailer for 'Val' Documentary Coming to Amazon
In 2016, I attended a special screening of Heat hosted by Christopher Nolan that ranks among my all-time favorite moviegoing experiences, and one of the many things that made it such a special evening was the appearance of Val Kilmer, who was battling throat cancer at the time. I imagine it took tremendous courage just to show up that night, let alone speak in front of hundreds of people, but the fact that Val was surrounded by a room full of his industry peers must’ve made it feel like a safe space for the actor, who nonetheless has always been fearless.
Kilmer’s strength and courage will no doubt be on full display in Val, a new documentary about the actor, who has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video for more than 40 years, dating back to 16mm home movies made with his brothers. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage between his own personal life and his time on the set of movies like Top Gun, Batman Forever and Tombstone, and you can now watch the trailer for the Amazon doc below.
