Val Kilmer will be replacing his Heat co-star Robert DeNiro in the New Orleans-set thriller Microwave Park.

The film will be directed by Charles (son of Irwin) Winkler.

According to Val Kilmer’s website, he will play “a burly rough but loyal cop” while 50 Cent will star as his partner.

This is really cool news. If he’s replacing DeNiro then this is quite a high profile role, just the thing that a talent like Kilmer needs at the minute. I feel that he is one of the greatest talents in Hollywood and a much under-used star that seems to have become victim of some BS bad press.

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