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
Jack Kilmer Jack Kilmer Jack Kilmer (born June 6, 1995) is an American actor known for starring in the 2013 film "Palo Alto". Born to actor parents, American Val Kilmer and English Joanne Whalley, Kilmer grew up in Los Angeles and attended primary school at The Center for Early Education, where he first met would-be filmmaker Gia Coppola when he was in the first grade and she was in the sixth grade. They stayed in touch and, twelve years later, Coppola asked him to review her script for "Palo Alto", a film adaptation of James Franco's book of the same name which