Not that Val Kilmer did a bad job, but I think Daniel Day Lewis would have done better. For one, he looks quite a bit like Morrison and, for another, he has proved he can do the eccentric bit through 'In The Name of the Father'.
shareDaniel Day Lewis is absolutely a brilliant actor, that being said, I think Val Kilmer did a great job portraying Jim Morrison. As someone else said in a previous post, Val Kilmer was also very good in Tombstone.
shareVal Kilmer was one of the best things in the movie. His performance and the direction in the musical scenes is about all the film has.
The dialogue is atrocious.
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Sorry, but I can't agree with you about them looking the same, but I can agree with you that Daniel could have captured Jim's persona just as well as Val did. We'll never know for sure.
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Val Kilmer OWNS Daniel day lewis. Oliver stone is genius...
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no, val was perfect. DDL radiates pretension...yawn.
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DDL looks more like Jim than Val did. He's also a better actor than Val. Val did a good job though except for overdoing the way he spoke. The real Jim was much more soft spoken than Val's portayal.
sharemaybe, but thats stupid to think about when val kilmer was so good as him. a lot better than i woulda imagined
sharewould have been interesting. no doubt.
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Johnny Depp turned down the role of Jim Morrison.
The film kicked around for nearly twenty years before it made it into production. Amongst other actors considered for the role at various times were Tom Cruise, Jason Patric, and John Travolta. During the time Travolta was being considered he met the band (who were initially quite involved with the possible production), and they discussed reforming the band and going on tour with Travolta on vocals. In the end the band chose not to do this because they felt John Travolta was too nice to fill Morrison's shoes.
Ian Astbury, (lead singer for the band The Cult), was considered for the role of Jim Morrison by Oliver Stone. They had lunch in Hollywood to discuss the role, but Astbury declined the role, stating he (and the surviving members of The Doors) did not like the screenplay. From 2002 until 2007, Ian went on tour with The Doors as lead singer.
Keanu Reeves and Michael Hutchence were considered for the role of Jim Morrison.
Bill Paxton auditioned for the role of Jim Morrison.