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 as a small cameo role. Kilmer spoke at the May 5, 2010, commencement ceremonies of William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. During his week-long visit on campus, he also performed his one-man play, "Citizen Twain". He received an honorary doctorate "in recognition of his creative abilities and his contributions to art and theater." In 2012 Kilmer received a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word. He also starred in Harmony Korine's short film "The Lotus Community Workshop, part of the collaborative film "The Fourth Dimension". He plays a version of himself from an alternate reality: a former actor turned self-help guru.