Celebrities React to Val Kilmer’s Dying

Val Kilmer’s surprising passing is sending shockwaves via Hollywood … with tons of stars reacting to the loss after the actor died of pneumonia on Tuesday.

Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Kilmer within the 2011 horror-mystery movie “Twixt,” praised the actor in an Instagram tribute, calling VK a pure expertise that “only grew greater throughout his life,” alongside a photograph of them on set.

One in every of Kilmer’s most iconic roles was taking part in Jim Morrison in “The Doors” … and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Jennifer Tilly remembers Kilmer pulling as much as the casting name in a ’60s convertible, blaring the band’s music “at top volume.” She says in that second, it was clear “nobody else stood a chance.”

Actor Josh Brolin is sharing a snap of him with Kilmer smiling collectively whereas posing in nature, writing … “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.”

Michael Mann, who directed Kilmer in 1995’s “Heat,” posted a throwback photograph of the actor sitting on a bench and remembers marveling “at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing character.”

“Frozen” star Josh Gad additionally posted a tribute to Kilmer on Instagram, sharing a photograph of him as his “Top Gun” character, Tom “Iceman,” writing … “RIP Val Kilmer. Thank you for defining so many of the movies of my childhood. You truly were an icon.”

The official “Top Gun” account on X can also be honoring Kilmer, writing … “Remembering Val Kilmer, whose indelible cinematic mark spanned genres and generations.”

Actors Jason Momoa, Lauren Holly, Nina Dobrev and plenty of extra have additionally paid homage to the icon on social media.