Last year, Bruce Willis was diagnosed with Dementia. He ensuingly announced his retirement from acting.
How bad had his condition progressed? The fact that the statement was coming directly from his family and not him making it, even in writing, made it seem like his state of mind was not in good shape. His family also kept referencing him in the past tense.
However, sources are now saying that Quentin Tarantino wants Willis for a “cameo role” in his 10th and final film, “The Movie Critic”:
Quentin hasn’t approached Bruce’s family yet – and will completely bow to their wishes if they say he’s too sick. If that’s the case, he aims to try to work a brief clip from one of Bruce’s many previous movies into the film.
It does sound like a wonderful tribute is coming from director to actor. The pair previously worked together on “Pulp Fiction” and have stayed in touch over the years.
Willis had been originally diagnosed Aphasia, a language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension.
Willis, who is just 68, has had a significant impact in American movies, especially in the action genre. The essential Bruce Willis films will always be “Die Hard,” “Pulp Fiction,” “The Sixth Sense,” “Unbreakable,” “12 Monkeys,” and “The Fifth Element.”
(Via the Daily Express, Uproxx and NME)
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