Billy Bob Thornton Knows Who He Is
The actor and former director has moved beyond past Hollywood slights and his old hotheaded reputation. But he still keeps having to explain himself.
Billy Bob Thornton examines creative, musical motivations behind his 'Landman' role
Letting Los Angeles cowpunk drummer and Arkansas native Billy Bob Thornton portray film and television characters for four decades has allowed a disruptive hand grenade to detonate in the global creative marketplace.
Billy Bob Thornton takes on oil industry in new series, "Landman": "I don't take things that I'm not right for"
Oscar-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss his new role in "Landman," the latest Paramount Plus series from " Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan. Thornton stars as Tommy Norris, a man tasked with managing land and people in the oil-rich landscapes of West Texas.
Billy Bob Thornton isn't 'big on pretending to be someone.' Taylor Sheridan wrote 'Landman' for him.
It's always a nice thing for an actor when a writer writes specifically for you,” Thornton told Yahoo Entertainment.
Billy Bob Thornton is riveting in Taylor Sheridan’s middling oil drama Landman
That’s not to say Landman is a comedy. Co-created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace—and based on the Wallace-hosted podcast Boomtown, about the messiness of the oil game in Texas’s Permian Basin—Landman is very much of a piece with Sheridan’s other shows,
Review: Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' with Billy Bob Thornton could be a landmark show for Texas on TV
The series, set in Midland-Odessa and filmed in Fort Worth and starring Jon Hamm and Demi Moore, should satisfy fans of 'Yellowstone' and 'Hell or High Water'
Billy Bob Thornton Calls ‘Landman’ a ‘More Intense, More Dangerous, and More Humorous’ Version of ‘Giant’
The crowd and Thornton’s fellow cast members (including Demi Moore, Ali Larter, and Michael Peña) roared. The moment was in keeping with Thornton’s persona but also his starring role in Taylor Sheridan’s new series, set in the contemporary Texas oil fields.
Billy Bob Thornton on starring in new drama, "Landman" from "Yellowstone" creator
Oscar-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his new role in "Landman," the latest Paramount Plus series from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. Thornton stars as Tommy Norris,
Billy Bob Thornton shares how he came to star in Taylor Sheridan's new show ‘Landman’
Billy Bob Thornton recalled how a conversation with Taylor Sheridan led him to star in the “Yellowstone” creator's new series “Landman.”
Billy Bob Thornton figured out oil industry for 'Landman' show
Billy Bob Thornton enjoyed learning more about the oil industry for his role in the television series “Landman” as Tommy Norris, a crisis executive for an oil company in West Texas.
Billy Bob Thornton urges people to watch ‘Landman’ without an agenda
Billy Bob Thornton hopes viewers watch his new Paramount+ series "Landman" without an agenda, as it tells the story of the Texas oil business in the 2000s with compelling characters.
Billy Bob Thornton Credits Taylor Sheridan’s Success to Stories Audiences Don’t Get With “Superhero Things”
Thornton stars in the 'Yellowstone' creator's newest series 'Landman,' set in the world of the Texas oil business.
Billy Bob Thornton says Robert Redford's life-changing career advice led to Hollywood success
Billy Bob Thornton recalled receiving a life-changing piece of advice from "Indecent Proposal" co-star Robert Redford when ...
Billy Bob Thornton Has Rare Red Carpet Date Night with Wife Connie Angland at Landman Premiere
Billy Bob Thornton and wife Connie Angland attended the premiere of his new Western drama 'Landman' together on Nov. 12. The ...
‘Landman’ Review: At Least Taylor Sheridan’s Mediocre Paramount+ Soap Gives Billy Bob Thornton Plenty of Fuel
Jon Hamm, Demi Moore and Ali Larter also star in the West Texas-set drama about a corporate fixer navigating the booms and ...
Billy Bob Thornton addresses Donald Trump appointing Elon Musk in advisory role
Billy Bob Thornton said his new drama series Landman, about billionaires fuelling an oil boom which reshapes geopolitics, ...