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From Moonlighting through The Fifth Element, Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense and 12 Monkeys, everyone has a favorite Bruce Willis moment. Today, as news broke about his aphasia condition, fans, friends and industryites took to the online world to salute his long career. Some new reactions to the news of his…

That didn’t age well. The ever-sarcastic Razzie Awards have retracted their special category for Worst Performance by Bruce Willis, whose retirement due to illness was announced Wednesday. “After much thought and consideration, the Razzies have made the decision to rescind the Razzie Award given to Bruce…

Bruce Willis’ family today announced the 67-year-old Die Hard, Armageddon and Pulp Fiction star is “stepping away” from acting as a result of health issues. Chief among those is aphasia, a condition that, according to the Mayo Clinic, “that robs you of the ability to communicate. It can affect your ability to speak…

In a year where the Kristen Stewart-led Spencer earned its share of awards buzz comes word that another project about the late Princess Diana is the leading candidate for the anti-Oscars. Diana, the Musical, the filmed version of the ill-fated Broadway show, took a final bow with nine nominations for the 42nd annual Ra…

EXCLUSIVE: Having just wrapped the Gerard Butler thriller, The Plane, actor Oliver Trevena signed on to star in and Executive Produce the indie feature film, Wire Room, which began principal photography in Birmingham, Alabama last week.   Written by Brandon Stiefer, Matt Eskandari will direct for Five Star Films. …

U.S. officials have long invoked Bruce Willis’ name in the interests of planetary security. At a 2013 Senate hearing with experts to discuss the threat that asteroids pose to Earth, noted humorist Ted Cruz quipped, “I was disappointed that Bruce Willis was not available to be a fifth witness on the panel.” Flash…

EXCLUSIVE: Redbox Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to under-the-radar action-thriller Vendetta, which is starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Clive Standen (Taken), Thomas Jane (The Last Son), Theo Rossi (Army of the Dead), and Mike Tyson (The Hangover). Written and directed by Jared Cohn (The Horde)…

Fox-owned AVOD platform Tubi is ramping up its move into originals and a Bruce Willis-fronted sci-fi feature film is its latest project. The Die Hard star is fronting Corrective Measures, an original feature film for the free platform. Starring alongside Guardians of the Galaxy's Michael Rooker, the feature film comes…

EXCLUSIVE: RLJE Films has acquired North American rights to Apex, the futuristic action thriller toplined by Bruce Willis and Neal McDonough. Edward Drake directed and co-wrote the pic, which will now be released day-and-date November 12. Written by Drake and Corey Large, the pic centers on ex-cop James Malone…

EXCLUSIVE: Bondit Media Capital, which became an important funder for independent film and television during Covid, is partnering with Vancouver-based Arcana Studio to launch Bondit Canada Capital. Bondit will be the majority owner of an entertainment production and finance venture that will offer capital solutions to…

EXCLUSIVE: We have learned that Bruce Willis and John Travolta are starring together again for the first time in 27 years in the Chuck Russell-directed action pic Paradise City. Production starts this Monday in Maui, Hawaii. Willis plays renegade bounty hunter, Ryan Swan, who must carve his way through the Hawaiian…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has secured the U.S. distribution rights to A Day to Die, an action-thriller starring Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, Leon, and Kevin Dillon. Wes Miller directed the indie from a script he co-wrote with Scott Mallace and Rab Berry. The pic is expected to be released in 2022. In the film…