On one of his final movies , members of the crew. · bruce willis retired from acting earlier this year after being diagnosed with aphasia and has at least four more movies yet to be released. · never - bruce willis ’ final script wasn’t discovered on a studio lot — it was tucked inside his daughter’s backpack for five quiet weeks. · however, earlier in 2022 it was announced that bruce willis is stepping away from his acting career due to medical reasons. · so, what was bruce willis ’ last movie ? Ultimately, the last movie the screen icon starred in was assassin, a 2023 sci-fi action flick co-starring prison break’s dominic purcell. The star was diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that affects language cognition, and while filming his last couple of movies he developed a secret way of memorizing his lines. · in his last film , “assassin,” bruce willis plays the head of a mysterious secret ops. “we know, dad. ” When emma heming finally opened it, she found a three-word note scrawled in purple marker: · while willis appeared in several films released after his diagnosis, assassin represents the final project where he truly held a starring role, shaping the narrative and commanding the screen as we’ve come to expect from him. Emma heming willis details in “the unexpected journey” how the 70-year-old actor used an earpiece system and reduced dialogue to complete his final film roles.