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Watch The Trailer For Upcoming Documentary About Val Kilmer’s Life

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You know him as Iceman and Batman, but there’s more to Val Kilmer than the characters he plays on the big screen.

Amazon Studios has released the first trailer for ‘Val‘ — a documentary telling the personal story of the 61-year-old actor, shot over the course of four decades.

The official synopsis from Amazon Studios can be found below:

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like ‘Top Gun,’ ‘The Doors,’ ‘Tombstone,’ and ‘Batman Forever.’ This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.”

Leo Scott and Ting Poo worked together to direct the film. They spent over nine months digitizing Kilmer’s home videos in order to use them in their documentary.

They claim the footage Kilmer recorded floored them…

The more of it you get to see, the more you understand who he is now. There was always a sense that he was interested in his own craft. You got the sense from the material that he was knowingly, wisely, gathering some of these things for a bigger story one day.

The movie will have a limited released inside theaters on July 23. It’ll then begin streaming on Amazon Prime Video on August 6.

Check out the trailer below…

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Val Kilmer Claims He Didn’t Want To Be In The Original ‘Top Gun’ But Begged To Be In Upcoming Sequel

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The 1986 action flick ‘Top Gun‘ is a legit classic. The movie still holds up today. Tom Cruise stars in the movie as Maverick, and Val Kilmer landed the supporting ‘Iceman’ role.

The chemistry (tension/rivalry ) between them was outstanding. It’s one of the better parts of the film.

But believe it or not, Kilmer didn’t even want the part. In his new memoir, I’m Your Huckleberry, the now 60-year-old actor claims his agent begged him to audition.

I didn’t want the part. I didn’t care about the film. The story didn’t interest me. I read the lines indifferently and yet, amazingly, I was told I had the part. I felt more deflated than inflated. I had to get out of there.

Obviously it turned out to be a great decision. Hopefully he treated his agent to a nice dinner.

As you all know, a sequel to the film (Top Gun: Maverick) is scheduled to hit theaters this Christmas, and yes…Kilmer will be in it.

But only because he begged!

As the Temptations sang, ‘Ain’t too proud to beg.’ I’d not only contact the producers but create heartrending scenes with Iceman. Forget the fact that 30 years had passed … I remembered it like it was yesterday.

The producers went for it. Cruise went for it. Cruise couldn’t have been cooler. And the next thing I knew I was back. Tom and I took up where we left off. As far as the film’s plot goes, I’m sworn to secrecy.

In his memoir, he also talked about Cruise’s insane work ethic.

From day one he was laser-focused on a singular goal: to become the greatest action hero in the history of film. He was up nights learning lines, he spent every waking hour perfecting his stunts. His dedication was admirable.

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Val Kilmer Confuses Everyone With ‘Top Gun 2’ Facebook Post, What Does This Mean For The Sequel?

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Did you hear all the screaming yesterday? Top Gun star Val Kilmer caused a disturbance on Facebook Tuesday when he shared a post claiming he was a lock to return to his role of Iceman in Top Gun 2.

He revealed that he just got offered the role and said “yes” without even reading the script. Kilmer also gave examples of other things he’d automatically say “yes” to, not realizing that would confuse people and make them believe the fine folks mentioned in his Facebook post would also be working on the sequel.

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The post was shared over 1,000 times in just one hour and several websites picked up the story, but no one knew exactly what Mr. Kilmer meant. Did he just confirm that Top Gun 2 was locked and loaded? Ready to go? WOULD FILMING START NEXT WEEK?

No, no, no! The 55-year-old actor jumped back on his Facebook page to clear up the confusion, “Being offered a role is very different from doing a role. [It’s] an innocent mistake. It was just such a wonderful phone call with my agent.” He wrote.

He also made it clear that Gene and Francis aren’t involved…

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So what does this all mean? It means we are that much closer to a sequel. Kilmer being offered the role is a very good sign. Tom Cruise has not publicly accepted a role to return; however, we know there won’t be a sequel without him. The production company handling the film has already said, “There is no Top Gun without Maverick.”

Justin Marks (The Jungle Book) has been working hard on the script, and everyone seems pleased with what he has created so far. Things are looking good for a sequel.