Tributes have poured in for the star, as actor Josh Brolin penned on Instagram: "“See ya, pal. I’m going to miss you. You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There’s not a lot left of those. I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there. Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts. #valkilmer #marktwain” The second hashtag a reference to Kilmer’s life-long passion for Mark Twain, which culminated in the actor portraying the famed writer and humorist twice on screen and in the theater production Citizen Twain.
Also on Instagram, actor Josh Gad wrote, "RIP Val Kilmer. Thank you for defining so many of the movies of my childhood. You truly were an icon."
Filmmaker Michael Mann said, “While working with Val on Heat I always marvelled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing character. After so many years of Val battling
