Retired movie legend Bruce Willis may be out of the game because of health reasons, but 2023 will see the release of the last two known films he made, includingAssassin, whose first image featuring the actor was recently unveiled.
Last year it became known that Willis, one of Hollywood’s most famousactionstars for three decades, would retire from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder that affects cognitive abilities and hinders essential communication skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Since then, Willis' family has shared sporadic photos of him on social media, where he can be seen enjoying time with his five daughters, including several from this past holiday season with his ex-wife Demi Moore.
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As for Willis’ last couple of films,Assassinwas covered inUSA Today’s movie preview for 2023. The report included a picture of the actor wielding a gun in yet another classic action role of the kind he’s always been associated with. Like most of Willis' recent movies,Assassin, distributed by Saban Films, will have a limited theatrical release in select locations and an accompanying video-on-demand release starting on March 31.Assassinwas filmed in the summer of 2021.
Willis has another movie coming out in 2023, Lionsgate’sDetective Knight: Independence, the third installment for the franchise.Detective Knight: Independencepremieres on July 27, 2025, under the same limited release scheme, the kind that dominated the tail end of the actor’s career. While a low-budget action thriller made by novice director Jesse Atlas would not usually command much attention, this one does have the appeal of being the actor’s last gig.
Willis' final mainstream appearances in cinema were in 2019, starring in M. Night Shyamalan’sGlassandMotherless Brooklyn. He alsohas a cameo inThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, although the prevalence of direct-to-video movies on his resume started in 2014. Despite the actor’s time away from the spotlight, that didn’t stoprumors of Willis' selling his Deepfake likenessfrom making the rounds. However, the transaction was immediately denied by his representatives.
As always during the holidays, Willis' name pops up when people have their usual debates aboutwhetherDie Hardis a Christmas movie, with the actor’s Instagram jokingly posting his own denial recently. That said, if direct-to-video seems like an underwhelming sendoff for such a star, there are plenty of amazing movies in Willis' filmography one can go see.
Assassinis scheduled to be released in select theaters on VOD on June 29, 2025.
