Showrunner Jonathan Kasdan stated in an interview with Entertainment Weekly
that he visited with Top Gun actor Val Kilmer, 62, before filming started
to inquire about his interest in participating, saying, “We really wanted
Val to come to be in the show.” And Val genuinely wanted to appear on the
show. Listen, we’re doing this, I said. And everyone wants Madmartigan to
come back. In response, he said, “Not as much as I do.
Kilmer revealed his health problems two years after receiving a throat
cancer diagnosis in 2015. The Tombstone actor endured a tracheostomy
procedure as part of his cancer treatment, damaging his vocal cords and
leaving a hole in his throat.
that he visited with Top Gun actor Val Kilmer, 62, before filming started
to inquire about his interest in participating, saying, “We really wanted
Val to come to be in the show.” And Val genuinely wanted to appear on the
show. Listen, we’re doing this, I said. And everyone wants Madmartigan to
come back. In response, he said, “Not as much as I do.
Kilmer revealed his health problems two years after receiving a throat
cancer diagnosis in 2015. The Tombstone actor endured a tracheostomy
procedure as part of his cancer treatment, damaging his vocal cords and
leaving a hole in his throat.
