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

From a Montana ranch to West Texas oil rigs, “Yellowstone” fans are in for a treat as director Taylor Sheridan premieres his next project, “Landman.”

While Billy Bob Thornton shared the screen again with Demi Moore, the Hollywood actor told Fox News Digital that he has maintained a good relationship with his co-star and her family over 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 in, and she’s just as nice today as she was then.”

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Thornton, 69, and Moore, 62, starred together in the 1993 film “Indecent Proposal.” He also worked with Willis in the 2001 comedy-drama “Banditter,” along with “The Astronaut Farmer” and “Armageddon.”

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

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.

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While at the “Landman” premiere, Thornton told Fox News Digital about the challenges he faced while filming in Texas for the show.

“We started in extreme cold and we froze to death for the first few months. Even inside because you can’t run heaters while you’re shooting,” Thornton explained.

“When we finished it was boiling hot. Now boiling heat isn’t so bad… I grew up in Arkansas… but I’ve been in California since 1980. So my blood is very thin now.” he said with a smile.

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“When you’re trying to deliver a three-page monologue in 100-degree heat and you feel like you might just pass out any minute, it’s not easy. But I can’t complain. I mean… I give a to live for my family doing something I love… I work with people that I love and love so no one complains.”

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Set in the heart of West Texas, Sheridan’s new show, “Landman,” focuses on roughnecks and wild billionaires trying to get rich quick in the oil business as oil rigs begin to dominate the Lone Star State. The drama series is based on the popular 11-part podcast, “Boomtown.”

“Landman” actress Michelle Randolph told Fox News Digital that she, Moore, Thornton and other cast members “all became family.”

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“They’re the big ones for a reason,” she said of Moore and Thornton. “They care so much. They’ve been in this business for so long because they really love it. They’re passionate and I just felt inspired by them every time I worked with them.”

Randolph went on to describe his “Landman” experience as “special.”

“We really all became a family… You’re stuck in Texas for five months with people like you are… watching all the times of the day and all the emotions… You just experience so much with so many people. It was really special.”

The Paramount+ series “Landman” premieres November 16.

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