Val Kilmer, ex Batman, was good friends with late actor Heath Ledger and he's very happy that his friend got the opportunity to show his talent in some amazing movies, because now he'll be considered as one of the greatest in the industry. Kilmer said he was happy that he got to do films like Brokeback Mountain and the upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight in which he really got to show off his great acting skills. Also, Kilmer met up with Heath a month before he died of an accidental overdose in January and says Heath had not touched a drink in over a year and was very proud of it.
Kilmer tells WENN, “I’ve known him for a number of years and there was a gravity to him that came up.”
“It’s tough, but when I think about him, in terms of the tragedy of his life ending, I’m happy that he got to do a couple of roles that matched what he was capable of because he always seemed to me an actor doing interesting and successful work, but he was better than some of those roles.”
He recalls, “He was very proud of having quit drinking. We were in a Nasty smoke-filled club and I was drinking water and Heath’s like, ‘Hey, you’re drinking water,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, you’re drinking water too,’ and he was excited about drinking water. He said he hadn’t had a drink in about a year.”I can't wait for The Dark Knight! I just can't wait! And that is Heath as the The Joker on a billboard in Houston Street NYC.


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