‘Landman’s Billy Bob Thornton On The Drama’s Authenticity, The Reviews & Whether Ali Larter’s Role Is Cartoonish: “Women Like Her Exist”
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deadline.comBilly Bob Thornton on Monday earned his seventh Golden Globe nomination for playing the title role in Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s deceptively funny but equally grim series on Paramount+ about the oil business that’s based on “Boomtown” podcast from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly.
Here, Thornton talks about how the role of Tommy Norris was custom made for him by Taylor Sheridan, and how he’s become a bit of a folk hero among the real life landmen of Texas.
The series just dropped its fifth episode on Sunday; there are 10 episodes in all for the first season. DEADLINE Make no doubt about it, this is your show.
When Taylor pitched this to you, did he say this is your story? Tommy’s story? BILLY BOB THORNTON Well, actually he did.
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