Multiple friends, co-stars and other colleagues paid tribute to Kilmer after new of his death broke. Val Kilmer is being honored by his peers in Hollywood. From former co-stars to an ex-girlfriend, several celebrities paid tribute to the Top Gun and Batman Forever star after news of his death broke on April 2,

"Val will be greatly missed, but his legacy will live on forever in the films and performances he so brilliantly shared with us," Michael Douglas wrote in his tribute to Val Kilmer.

The actor stepped on stage at Caesars Palace at the Colosseum to showcase his upcoming film “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” on Thursday.

Actor Val Kilmer wrote a final Instagram post before he died. On March 22, 2025, Kilmer posted a picture of a painting on his Instagram page. He died on April 1 of pneumonia after battling throat cancer for years,

One of Val Kilmer ’s final social media posts featured the late actor dressed up as Batman. The late actor posted a series of photos and videos via Instagram on February 23, which appeared to be an homage to the DC Comics character he played in 1995.

Both of Kilmer’s kids are actors. Mercedes co-starred with her dad in the 2020 film “Paydirt.” Jack has starred in films like “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” “Woodshock,” “Palo Alto” and “Lord of Chaos.” He also narrated his dad’s 2021 documentary “Val.”

Michael Douglas, Cher, Michelle Monaghan and more paid tribute to Val Kilmer, who died on Tuesday, April 1 at the age of 65.

Nicolas Cage, who starred alongside Kilmer in 2009's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," shared a statement with "Good Morning America" on Wednesday, paying tribute to his former co-star. "I always liked Val and am sad to hear of his passing. I thought he was a genius actor," Cage said.

Michael Mann, Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey and Josh Brolin were among the many entertainment industry figures who paid tribute to Val Kilmer after news of his death was announced.