Val Kilmer’s daughter Mercedes and son Jack say their father is ‘still recovering’ from cancer… after he didn’t show up to docu premiere
- Val Kilmer ‘still recovering’ from his cancer battle said his kids Val and Mercedes
- That is why he was not at the premiere of his docu Val they shared
- The 61-year-old star was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017
- Jack and Mercedes are featured in the documentary, which is out Friday
- The film examines Val’s personal and professional life with home video shared
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Val Kilmer is ‘still recovering’ from his cancer battle.
The 61-year-old star was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017, after battling health issues for two years, and his children Jack and Mercedes admitted the recovery process is brutal.
On Tuesday the siblings attended the premiere of their father’s Amazon Prime documentary Val, an event the Top Gun star did not show up to. The film will debut Friday.
Supportive siblings: Val Kilmer’s children Jack and Mercedes admitted their dad’s recovery process is brutal; seen at the afterparty for Val premiere, 2021
Mercedes told Extra, ‘He’s doing well… Still recovering… The recovery process is just as grueling as the actual disease.’
Jack added, ‘Everyone has been so supportive; it makes me emotional. It’s really beautiful to see people come together.’
The pair were speaking ahead of the launch of Val’s new Amazon Prime documentary Val, about his life.
Val wasn’t able to attend the premiere but Jack told Entertainment Tonight he was ‘there in spirit.’
Dad and daughter: Val wasn’t able to attend the premiere but Jack told Entertainment Tonight he was ‘there in spirit.’; Mercedes and Val Kilmer in Los Angeles in 2019
Mercedes said, ‘He’s always had this need to document things… And then my dad got his diagnosis of cancer and they continued filming, and then they discovered they have this archive, and that’s how the film this film came about.
‘But my dad’s been making this movie for 50 years,’ she added.
‘We definitely were aware, as we were the subject of a lot of it… most of it. We hadn’t seen a lot of it until this project began and so it was very exciting.’
Jack and Mercedes are featured in the documentary, which examines Val’s personal and professional life, and they loved looking at the home movie footage.
Life imitates art: Mercedes Kilmer said, ‘He’s always had this need to document things. My dad’s been making this movie for 50 years.’; Val poses in front of his billboard, 2021
Jack noted, ‘It’s emotional. It’s… it’s really fun,’ and Mercedes added, ‘We were cracking up [during] a lot of it.’
Val’s upcoming documentary Val sees the actor using a voice box device to speak, as he talks openly about his slow recovery from throat cancer.
In a teaser for the Amazon Prime feature, the actor is heard saying ‘I’ve tried to see the world, as one piece of life’ as he presses down on the electronic tool.
He saw early success appearing in movies like Top Gun, Top Secret! and Willow in the late 80s.
Young star: Kilmer saw early success appearing in movies like Top Gun, Top Secret! and Willow in the late 80s
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