Only hours ago, the world lost Val Kilmer, the iconic Iceman, to pneumonia after a brutal battle with throat cancer.
His daughter Mercedes, voice trembling, told The New York Times he slipped away in Los Angeles on April 1, 2025.
But it’s his last Instagram post, shared on March 22, that’s tearing hearts apart—a surreal painting of a dying campfire with words that now feel like a goodbye: “It’s got that late-night glow… cool tones with a low burn, like when the fire cools but you’re still wide awake…”
Fans are flooding the comments, weeping over the loss. “Rest in peace, you beautiful soul—your art lives on…” one wrote. Another sobbed, “Val, your boldness, your depth… gone too soon…” Was this painting his way of telling us something more?
His daughter hasn’t said, but close friend Tom Cruise, who starred with him in Top Gun, just whispered to reporters: “He fought until the end…”
