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Was Val Kilmer ever considered a huge A-lister during his peak?

posted 6 days ago by TMC-4 (20304)
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I naturally first assumed that he was or had to have been since he was Batman. But I started thinking about this after reading this thread on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/billsimmons/comments/1gogn8e/comment/lwm0oid/

Some of his more iconic roles outside of Batman such as Tombstone and Top Gun have him in sidekick roles or at best, the third or co-lead like in Heat. Did it seem like outside of The Doors, he was never able to become a leading man despite his fame?

[–] bozo_500 (13274) 5 days ago

With Batman Forever id say he was for a while, The Saint, Red Planet were Kilmer leading films

[–] blue1981 (8009) 5 days ago

He peaked in the mid 90s. Tombstone, Heat, The Ghost and The Darkness, The Saint, Batman Forever.