 Val Kilmer (qv) initially accepted his role so that he could work  with Marlon Brando (qv). Before filming started Kilmer informed  the production that he did not want to be involved in any capacity  due to the creative direction of the film, but due to the massive  success of _Batman Forever (1995)_ (qv) the studio could not afford  to let him go and he was forced to participate by contractual  obligation.