Val Kilmer reported to be a top contender, though just days after Keaton dropped out, Kilmer was cast. Kilmer took the role without even knowing who the new director was and without reading the script. Released in June 1995, "Batman Forever" was a success at the box office, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. There was debate about Kilmer's performance: some critics, like "The New York Times" Janet Maslin, thought Kilmer was a poor successor to Keaton in the part; while others, such as Roger Ebert, had kind words for Kilmer. "Batman" creator Bob Kane said in a "Cinescape" interview that of
Michael O'Keefe Brad Davis' character, Philip Caputo. He played the lead role in the 1982 film, "Split Image", as a college athlete who gets lured into a religious cult by a beautiful girl (Karen Allen). He appeared in the thriller film "The Glass House", and starred with Tommy Lee Jones in the 1983 pirate adventure "Nate and Hayes" (also known as "Savage Islands"). More recently, O'Keefe appeared opposite George Clooney in "Michael Clayton". He has appeared twice opposite Jack Nicholson, as his son in "Ironweed" and as the father of a murdered girl in "The Pledge". His film "Frozen River" was in