Some critics charged that kilmer , while physically fit to play batman , more so than his predecessor michael keaton had been, gave a wooden performance as bruce wayne. Batman visits chase, who explains that she has fallen in love with bruce, and bruce reveals his secret identity to her. Though not publicly released, the famed writer and director kevin smith watched the schumacher cut of batman forever and confirmed some of the changes. Kilmer , who famously played the. Having discovered bruces secret through the box, on halloween night, two-face and the riddler destroy the batcave, shoot bruce, and abduct chase. He was rumored to be considered for a batman cameo in the sequel to robert pattinson’s dark knight saga. This video explores the behind-the-scenes drama, communication breakdowns, and the complex relationship between kilmer and director joel schumacher. It opens with a dramatically different. There was debate about the performance of val kilmer ; Val kilmer , aged 65, passed away after battling health issues. · in the clip, kilmer , whose vocal cords were damaged by his throat cancer treatments, spoke briefly before trying on a custom batman mask made for him by choe. · back in 2020, it was revealed that the 1995 batman forever directed by joel schumacher and produced by tim burton had an extended version that contained unreleased footage that did not make it into the final cut.
