Bruce Willis’ ‘Sixth Sense’ director M. Night Shyamalan gives update on actor’s dementia diagnosis

given an update on the actor’s dementia diagnosis.“He has a very loving family,” Shyamalan, 53, said at a recent press event promoting his new movie “Trap,” per People. “They’re doing the best they can.”In March 2022, Willis, 69, retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.

In February 2023, his loved ones further revealed that his condition had worsened and that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.The “Die Hard” actor and Shyamalan have known each other for years, famously working together on 1999’s “Sixth Sense.”The film celebrated its 25th anniversary in August.Despite its just $40 million budget, it made $293.4 million domestic and $672.8 million worldwide.“At this point, there’s so many generations of people that have watched [my] different movies,” the director went on.“[Some] only know me from [the 2015 movie] ‘The Visit’ from then on, so they don’t even know about ‘The Sixth Sense.’ So when I think about that, it’s wild.”“Each movie, I feel this way — that I don’t know if it’ll ever get made,” he continued. “I don’t know if I’ll ever get to make another one… If this is the last one, I want it to just represent me.”They went on to work together in 2000’s “Unbreakable.” In 2016, Willis did a post-credits cameo in “Split” too.Willis’ family recently supported another one of his film’s — “Pulp Fiction.” His wife, Emma Heming Willis, and daughter Tallulah Willis (whom he shares with ex-wife Demi Moore) stepped out for the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival Opening on April 18.Stars John Travolta, Samuel L.

Jackson and Uma Thurman were also in attendance.Heming Willis, 45, has opened up about her husband’s health on multiple occasions on social media.