Batman in film Times Square. It is meant as an in-joke by the film's writer, Akiva Goldsman, who also wrote the script for "Batman vs. Superman". The "Batman OnStar commercials" were a series of six television commercials featuring Batman, created by ad-agency Campbell-Ewald and aired from 2000 to the beginning of 2002. The ads were based on the film series and were basically an amalgamation of both directors' visuals. For example, the Batmobile was the one used in "Batman" and "Batman Returns", while the Batsuit was a combination of what was worn by Val Kilmer in "Batman Forever" and George Clooney in "Batman
Val Kilmer generally well-reviewed, but received only a limited release. The same year, he teamed with his "True Romance" co-star, Christian Slater, and the two starred in the low-budget film, "Hard Cash", also known as "Run for the Money". In 2003 Kilmer starred alongside Kate Bosworth in the drama/thriller "Wonderland", portraying porn star John Holmes. He also appeared in "The Missing", where he again worked with "Willow" director Ron Howard. The next year, he starred in David Mamet's "Spartan", where he played a United States government secret agent who is assigned the task of rescuing the kidnapped daughter of the President. He