Action icons Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger have come into contact in the past.

However, because Willis retired after being given a diagnosis of aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), any upcoming collaborations will only happen privately, in their personal lives.

However, Schwarzenegger keeps an eye on his friend and co-worker and provides updates when he can.

Schwarzenegger brought up his “pothole controversy” and FUBAR (a Netflix series) as he directed the conversation toward his depressing situation as an old friend.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis
Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Limited Knowledge Of Bruce Willis

Early in 2022, Willis was identified as having aphasia, a cognitive disorder that impairs language processing.

Following the announcement of the actor’s retirement by his family, Willis has spent less time in the spotlight and more time at home with his wife Emma, and their daughters.

Former colleagues such as Stallone and Schwarzenegger have been kept in the loop somewhat through Emma, as well as Willis’ ex-wife, Demi Moore.

But information has been limited. “I think Bruce is very secluded,” Schwarzenegger was able to share, “but I haven’t had a chance to talk to him yet.”
Bruce Willis
The family decided to arrange a flashback movie night to help the star remember his glory days and prevent him from fading away, which is the terrible result of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).

Sylvester Stallone as well as Schwarzenegger were invited. Along with them were Die Hard co-star Bonnie Bedelia, Jason Statham, Demi Moore, Willis’ ex-wife, and Willis. His ex-wife decided to exert some control over the situation to smother the actor with love and support.

What Happened To Bruce Willis?

On March 30, 2022, Willis’ family posted on social media that Bruce Willis was retiring due to an aphasia diagnosis.

This condition is frequently brought on by injury to the area of the brain that governs language expression and comprehension.
Bruce Willis with his ex-wife Demi Moore

Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD).

Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.

Willis has a disorder known as primary progressive aphasia. Communication skills are impacted by the neurological disorder known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA).

As opposed to memory, executive functioning, or visuospatial skills, which are more frequently impacted in other kinds of dementia, it is a type of dementia that largely impairs language functions.

The Amazing Career of Bruce Willis

Willis has acted for 40 years, and his films have made more than $5 billion worldwide. He has received three Emmy nominations, winning one for Moonlighting and another for his Friends guest performance, and five Golden Globe nominations, winning one for Moonlighting.

He has only appeared in a variety of direct-to-video films during the past few years. In the 2019 films Motherless Brooklyn and Glass, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, he played his last significant cinematic roles.

Willis gained another memorable role in Die Hard as John McClane, which has perhaps become the biggest piece of his cinematic legacy and the franchise that made him a movie star and gave him the position of action hero after having already essentially solidified his place in the industry.

In the five-film series, he played a role of a New York City police detective John, later on, he reprised his role in 1990’s Die Hard 2, 1995’s Die Hard with a Vengeance, 2007’s  Live Free or Die Hard and 2013’s A Good Day to Die Hard. 
Bruce Willis in Die Hard movie
In the series The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger all costarred.

The Governator played more of a cameo in the 2010 film, but the group came back together seriously for 2012’s The Expendables 2.