Matthew Perry sends prayers to Bruce Willis, the 'coolest man' he's ever met

Liam Neeson has had Bruce Willis on his mind. The actor is starring in his latest action movie titled "Memory," which opens on April 29. In it, he plays a deadly assassin as he faces Alzheimer’s.

Angelique Jackson Twenty-four years ago, director Michael Bay had yet to dream up the high-speed car chases in “Ambulance,” but was instead focused on a team of deep-core oil drillers who were tasked with saving the world from an asteroid the size of Texas.Perennial action hero Bruce Willis headlined the 1998 space movie, playing Harry S. Stamper, leader of the rough-and-tumble crew of newbie astronauts. It may be hard to imagine now, but “Armageddon” was only Bay’s third feature, so landing Willis was a major coup, particularly since the director had been inspired by the action star’s movies (especially 1988’s “Die Hard”) since early in his career.In a recent interview, Bay reflected on Willis legacy and told Variety what makes the actor — whose family announced last month that he will be stepping back from acting — so iconic.

Bruce Willis is stepping back from acting and going “off the grid.”

Bruce Willis and his family are “so honored” by the response from the public after announcing his aphasia diagnosis, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.

Bruce Willis and his family are spending extra time together and reflecting on their many memories amid his aphasia diagnosis. On March 30, the star's loved ones announced that he was stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that causes loss of the ability to understand or express speech. A source told People magazine in this week’s cover story that Willis’ family has displayed a united front.

This is so moving!

The Willis family is feeling the love.

Bruce Willis’ medical condition was not a secret for his co-workers in recent films, now that directors and co-stars have shared their experiences on set, revealing they were concerned about the actor’s health.Following the announcement of his retirement due to his Aphasia condition, “which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” director Mike Burns, who worked with the 67-year-old star on the 2021 film ‘Out of Death’ revealed that ”After the first day of working with Bruce, I could see it firsthand and I realized that there was a bigger issue at stake here and why I had been asked to shorten his lines.”“It looks like we need to knock down Bruce’s page count by about five pages,” the director wrote in an email sent to his screenwriter, “We also need to abbreviate his dialogue a bit so that there are no monologues, etc.”Jesse V. Johnson also spoke about working with the actor in the upcoming film ‘White Elephant,’ stating that “It was clear he was not the Bruce I remembered,” as he had previously worked with the actor, and this time the crew often fed lines to him through an earpiece.“It was decided as a team that we would not do another,” Johnson said, which was a similar statement made by Burns, “I’m done.

Feeling the love. One day after announcing Bruce Willis’ aphasia diagnosis, Emma Heming is thanking the public for its kind response.

Haley Joel Osment posted a heartrending message for his former co-star Bruce Willis after his family confirmed his secret battle with aphasia. Haley, 33, and Bruce, now 67, iconically shared the screen in supernatural film The Sixth Sense — Osment’s breakout role when he was just 11-years-old. Osment fondly remembered their time working on the 1999 M. Night Shyamalan classic with a post of his own on March 31.

M. Night Shyamalan and Haley Joel Osment are speaking out about Bruce Willis.

John Travolta is showing support to his "good friend" Bruce Willis after Willis' aphasia diagnosis was announced by his family Wednesday. Travolta, 68, shared two throwback images on Instagram with Willis and a heartfelt caption in support of the actor.  "Bruce and I became good friends when we shared 2 of our biggest hits together, Pulp Fiction and Look Who’s Talking," Travolta wrote.  John Travolta is showing support for his good friend, Bruce Willis, amid Willis' aphasia diagnosis.  (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc) "Years later he said to me, ‘John, I just want you to know that when something good happens to you I feel like it’s happening to me.’ That’s how generous a soul he is.

Scout Willis is opening up.

which have come to light after the actor’s family announced earlier this week that he is retiring from acting due to being diagnosed with the brain disorder aphasia, have been laid out in a new report by The Los Angeles Times.According to the report, Willis alarmed movie staffers two years ago when he misfired a prop gun on the set of Hard Kill and last year asked what he was doing on a film set.Sources also claimed to the publication that the actor struggled to remember his lines and was fed his words through an earpiece known in the industry as an “earwig”.A body double was used in most action scenes, particularly those that involved the use of prop guns, the report added.On the set of Hard Kill in Cincinnati two years ago, Willis allegedly fired a gun on the wrong cue. No one was hurt in the apparent incident.While the movie’s producer has disputed that the incident occurred, some actors and crew members have claimed that he discharged from the firearm.Actress Lala Kent, who played Willis’ daughter in the film, was supposed to be protected by his character from villains. “I’m supposed to think my life is about to end, and then my dad steps in to save the day,” Kent told the NY Post.Willis was meant to deliver a line that served as her cue to duck before he fired a gun, but he allegedly shot the firearm without uttering the line.

Bruce Willis, via his family, may have only shared his aphasia diagnosis on Wednesday, but it seems his condition has been worsening for years now — affecting his ability to act long before his retirement announcement this week.