‘Landman’ star Billy Bob Thornton says Demi Moore, Bruce Willis are ‘like family’ as actor battles dementia

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“Yellowstone” fans are in for a treat, as director Taylor Sheridan is set to premiere his next project, “Landman.”While Billy Bob Thornton shared the screen again with Demi Moore, the Hollywood actor told Fox News Digital he’s maintained a good relationship with his co-star and her family throughout the years — including ex-husband Bruce Willis. “She’s always been a sweetheart,” Thornton said of Moore. “She was so nice to me when I first met her, when I only had two scenes in a movie she was starring in, and she’s just as sweet today as she was then.” Thornton, 69, and Moore, 62, starred together in the 1993 film, “Indecent Proposal.” He additionally worked with Willis in the 2001 comedy-drama, “Bandits,” along with “The Astronaut Farmer” and “Armageddon.”“I’ve always been very close with Bruce,” Thornton said. “Bruce and I did three movies together… Demi used to bring the kids to visit the set all the time.

So, I’ve known them like family for a long time… she’s awesome.”“I’ve always been very close with Bruce. Bruce and I did three movies together… Demi used to bring the kids to visit the set all the time.

So, I’ve known them like family for a long time… she’s awesome.”Willis and his ex-wife Moore share three daughters together — Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.In March 2022, it was announced that Willis would be “stepping away” from his acting career due to an aphasia diagnosis.

It was later announced that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia or FTD.While at the “Landman” premiere, Thornton told Fox News Digital about the challenges he faced when filming in Texas for the show.“We started in extreme cold, and we were freezing to death the first couple of months.