Prior to his diagnosis, Bruce Willis' co-workers seemed to sense something was off with the actor.
“It was less of an annoyance and more like: ‘How do we not make Bruce look bad?’” one of the crew insiders added. “Someone would give him a line and he didn’t understand what it meant. He was just being puppeted.” Terri Martin, the production supervisor on Willis’ movie,” because “he just looked so lost” even though “he always tried his best.”
Willis was making terrific money doing films that were often video-on-demand projects and his name recognition garnered him a top-dollar price — $2 million for two days of work in some cases, according to the. But the dizzying pace of his workload — 22 films in four years — left some crew members questioning why those close to him allowed him to keep working for so long.
“We are all Bruce Willis fans, and the arrangement felt wrong and ultimately a rather sad end to an incredible career,” summed up director Jesse V. Johnson. “One that none of us felt comfortable with.”
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