Hollywood Rolls Out Red Carpet For Red Planet Stars

Posted by tourdemars to Entertainment at November 10, 2000 12:00 PM

Val Kilmer made one small step onto the red carpet at Red Planet’s Hollywood premiere, and made one giant leap for hype kind. But even Kilmer’s star power was eclipsed by the gravitational attraction the press corps had for Red Planet costar Benjamin Bratt’s stellar companion, Julia Roberts. For a film about a planet with a thin atmosphere, there was reportedly a lot of friction on the set. First, NASA decided not to cooperate with film because of the script’s depiction of combative astronauts. Second, press reported Val Kilmer and costar Tom Sizemore at odds throughout the shooting. Sizemore’s and Kilmer’s people both denied any conflict. Adding fuel to the fire, Sizemore maintained strict radio silence at the premiere.