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Director Terry Gilliam Reveals The NSFW Reason He Was Reluctant To Cast Bruce Willis In ’12 Monkeys’

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Terry Gilliam directed Bruce Willis in the 1995 sci-fi thriller “12 Monkeys”, but the director (and, let’s not forget, founding member of Monty Python) is admitting in a new interview that he was initially reluctant to cast the actor.

The reason, he explained in a new oral history of “12 Monkeys” for Inverse, was because he felt Willis’ mouth resembled a somewhat unfortunate part of the human anatomy. “I had never been a great fan of Bruce’s before, but I liked talking to him and I thought, ‘Okay, this guy’s smart, he’s funny,’” said Gilliam.

RELATED: Terry Gilliam Facing Backlash After Comments About #MeToo While he liked Willis personally, he hated his mouth. “I explained to [Willis] my concerns about him as an actor,” Gilliam explained.

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