Kilmer has been working on it for about four years. There is a clip available online.

On Nov 30, 2012, at 4:43 PM, John H. Muller wrote:

> I get Twain google alerts. It looks like Val Kilmer has been doing some
> Twain performances and making chatter about a possible movie role.
> 
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Harold Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> speaking of the Lincoln Of Our Lit.:
>> 
>> I was seriously blown away by the look and feel, and portrayal of Lincoln
>> by Daniel Day Lewis.  it was just short of uncanny.  I am not sure if an
>> American icon has ever been portrayed as effectively/ acted out so
>> convincingly -- simply, just "looked" like the person, or at least how I'd
>> imagine him.  WOW.  just give him the Oscar right now, it was awesome...
>> 
>> I'd be interested if anyone had the same feelings.  I think the bar has
>> been set so high with this performance, I cannot see even trying to get
>> someone to act Mark Twain in a film of such magnitude.  Thoughts??
>> 
>> -hb
>> 
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>> Saint Louis University
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>> 
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