Val Kilmer’s children are opening up further about their father’s health amid his battle with throat cancer.In a new interview withExtra, the actor’s daughterMercedessaid he’s “doing well” and “still recovering” — the latter of which has not been an easy process.“The recovery process is just as grueling as the actual disease,” added Mercedes, 29, who co-producedKilmer’s new documentaryValalongside her brother Jack.“Everyone has been so supportive; it makes me emotional,” Jack, 26,toldExtra. “It’s really beautiful to see people come together.“Kilmer’smoving and intimate new Amazon Studios filmexplores the actor’s life, career and recovery from throat cancer.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Valposter.Amazon Prime VideoSpeaking withEntertainment Tonight, Mercedes — whoattended the Los Angeles premiere of the documentaryalongside Jack earlier this week — said “the entire movie made me emotional,” when asked what was the most emotional part ofValfor her.“I wouldn’t say things surprised me about my dad. He’s such an open person that I know very well,” she explained. “But it did really surprise me to see it with an audience. I’m so used to people not understanding my dad. I’m so used to his public image being different than the playful, funny person that we know.“Jack and Mercedes Kilmer (inset: Val Kilmer).Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images; Inset: EuropaNewswire/Gado/Getty ImagesMercedes, whostarred alongside Kilmer in 2020’sPaydirt(her film debut), said she was also taken aback to experience “audiences really see” her father “for the first time.““That was incredible. To see this collage of all of these different lives and selves, to see it narrativized lucidly and to see an audience … to see our lives made sense of in this two-hour narrative was pretty profound.“RELATED VIDEO: Val Kilmer and Daughter Mercedes Share Sweet Moment in Her Film Debut,PaydirtIn thefirst trailer for the film, released in early July, Kilmer gives an intimate look at his life through home movies, which also feature glimpses of a youngKevin BaconandSean Penn.At one point in the trailer, theTop Gunstar uses his voice box to communicate how he has “tried to see the world as one piece of life.” In another scene, he says, “I’m still recovering and it is difficult to talk and to be understood. But I want to tell my story more than ever.“Kilmer alsoshared the trailer on Twitterat the time, writing, “It feels like yesterday and yet it has been a lifetime.““As I write this, my documentary is getting ready to premiere atFestival De Cannes. And as grateful as I am for being selected with this high honor, I look forward most tosharing my life’s story with all of you,” he wrote.Valis available to stream on Amazon Prime Video Friday.
Val Kilmer’s children are opening up further about their father’s health amid his battle with throat cancer.
In a new interview withExtra, the actor’s daughterMercedessaid he’s “doing well” and “still recovering” — the latter of which has not been an easy process.
“The recovery process is just as grueling as the actual disease,” added Mercedes, 29, who co-producedKilmer’s new documentaryValalongside her brother Jack.
“Everyone has been so supportive; it makes me emotional,” Jack, 26,toldExtra. “It’s really beautiful to see people come together.”
Kilmer’smoving and intimate new Amazon Studios filmexplores the actor’s life, career and recovery from throat cancer.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
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Speaking withEntertainment Tonight, Mercedes — whoattended the Los Angeles premiere of the documentaryalongside Jack earlier this week — said “the entire movie made me emotional,” when asked what was the most emotional part ofValfor her.
“I wouldn’t say things surprised me about my dad. He’s such an open person that I know very well,” she explained. “But it did really surprise me to see it with an audience. I’m so used to people not understanding my dad. I’m so used to his public image being different than the playful, funny person that we know.”
Jack and Mercedes Kilmer (inset: Val Kilmer).Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images; Inset: EuropaNewswire/Gado/Getty Images
Mercedes, whostarred alongside Kilmer in 2020’sPaydirt(her film debut), said she was also taken aback to experience “audiences really see” her father “for the first time.”
“That was incredible. To see this collage of all of these different lives and selves, to see it narrativized lucidly and to see an audience … to see our lives made sense of in this two-hour narrative was pretty profound.”
RELATED VIDEO: Val Kilmer and Daughter Mercedes Share Sweet Moment in Her Film Debut,Paydirt
In thefirst trailer for the film, released in early July, Kilmer gives an intimate look at his life through home movies, which also feature glimpses of a youngKevin BaconandSean Penn.
At one point in the trailer, theTop Gunstar uses his voice box to communicate how he has “tried to see the world as one piece of life.” In another scene, he says, “I’m still recovering and it is difficult to talk and to be understood. But I want to tell my story more than ever.”
Kilmer alsoshared the trailer on Twitterat the time, writing, “It feels like yesterday and yet it has been a lifetime.”
“As I write this, my documentary is getting ready to premiere atFestival De Cannes. And as grateful as I am for being selected with this high honor, I look forward most tosharing my life’s story with all of you,” he wrote.
Valis available to stream on Amazon Prime Video Friday.
source: people.com
