{"id":2161050,"date":"2025-11-17T04:25:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2161050"},"modified":"2025-11-17T04:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:25:59","slug":"billy-bob-thornton-recalls-bonding-with-amazing-demi-moore-while-starring-with-bruce-willis-nearly-30-years-ago-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/billy-bob-thornton-recalls-bonding-with-amazing-demi-moore-while-starring-with-bruce-willis-nearly-30-years-ago-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Bob Thornton Recalls Bonding with &#8216;Amazing&#8217; Demi Moore While Starring with Bruce Willis Nearly 30 Years Ago (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Landman<\/em> season 2 premiere was held at Alice Tully Hall on Nov. 11, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stars Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, Sam Elliott and Ali Larter all made an appearance for the screening<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While on the carpet, Thornton talked to PEOPLE about working with his \u201cbeautiful\u201d costar and friend, Moore<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With season 2 of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/is-landman-based-on-a-true-story-8741474\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Landman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Landman<\/em><\/a> right around the corner, the star-studded cast kicked off the excitement with a lively <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/see-every-landman-star-season-2-premiere-photos-exclusive-11848204\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:carpet event in New York City;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">carpet event in New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-billy-bob-thornton-kids-7495823\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billy Bob Thornton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billy Bob Thornton<\/a>, who plays tough oil-boss Tommy Norris and also serves as an executive producer on the show, spoke to PEOPLE about what it\u2019s been like working with costar and longtime friend <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/demi-moore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Demi Moore;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Demi Moore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI love that girl. She&#8217;s beautiful and amazing and so talented,\u201d the 70-year-old actor says. \u201cAnd I&#8217;m blessed to be with all these people in this show, frankly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n<p> Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore in &#8216;Landman.&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Thornton and Moore, 63, play high-stakes business partners navigating the cutthroat business world, their real-life friendship stretches back over three decades to when they first worked together on the set of 1993&#8217;s <em>Indecent Proposal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Funny enough, at an AFYC event in June 2025, Thornton revealed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-bob-thornton-says-demi-moore-didnt-remember-they-worked-on-indecent-proposal-before-landman-11753683\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Moore didn\u2019t remember working with him;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Moore didn\u2019t remember working with him<\/a> on the Adrian Lyne-directed film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the years, though, their bond grew naturally, strengthened in part by Thornton\u2019s collaborations with her then-husband, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/bruce-willis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bruce Willis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bruce Willis<\/a>, 70.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Demi and I have known each other for a long time, actually for 35 years,&#8221; he tells PEOPLE. &#8220;But I got to know her very well over the three movies I did with Bruce, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/demi-moore-bruce-willis-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her ex-husband;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">her ex-husband<\/a>, because she used to bring the kids out to the set and everything, and they knew my kids when they were little and everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thornton and Willis\u2019 first film together was <em>Armageddon<\/em> in 1998. The duo has also starred in <em>Bandits<\/em> (2001) and <em>The Astronaut Farmer<\/em> (2006).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Willis and Moore, who split in 1998, share daughters Rumer, 37, Scout, 34, and Tallulah, 31. Thornton, meanwhile, is a dad to four children: daughters Amanda, 46, and Bella, 21, and sons William, 32, and Harry, 31.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Moviestore\/Shutterstock\u00a0 Billy Bob Thornton and Bruce Willis in 'Armageddon.'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"737\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5eZFQJ_MGY.nXajdtlDgCA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTczNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/ab5ef794b3c0c964087cf5cc8e7dea77\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block 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target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-substance-ending-explained-11688443\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Substance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Substance<\/em><\/a> actress, however, has been especially meaningful for Thornton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOver the years, you just become friends, and you know, to be able to see her on a daily basis has been wonderful,\u201d he admits, adding that they share a unique connection both on and off the screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnytime anything weird happens on the set or something breaks or whatever\u2026we just look at each other and it&#8217;s like\u2026we have kind of an unspoken language,\u201d he explains. \u201cWe could just give each other a look, and we know what it means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\u00a0Emerson Miller\/Paramount+ Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore in 'Landman.'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eS49jwjYSaisZ2i2WHzIqA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/04cb13557288edff06614a28044beb0f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger 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hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p> Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n<p> Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore in &#8216;Landman.&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor Sheridan\u2019s <em>Landman<\/em> made a huge splash when it debuted on Paramount+ in November 2024, marking the platform\u2019s most-watched premiere in the past two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series is set in the heart of West Texas, where ambition, wealth and risk collide in the booming oil towns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show returns for its second season on Sunday, Nov. 16, with fans following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-bob-thornton-drew-parenting-exerience-landman-role-11750554\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thornton\u2019s character, Norris;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Thornton\u2019s character, Norris<\/a>, as mounting pressures from M\u2011Tex Oil, Miller, and his own family push him to the edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/billy-bob-thornton-talks-landman-friendship-with-demi-moore-exclusive-11849852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW The Landman season 2 premiere was held at Alice Tully Hall on Nov. 11, 2025 Stars 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