Sixth Sense Star Remembers Special Messages from Bruce Willis

Now, it is a twist that everybody noticed coming: Haley Joel Osment liked working with Bruce Willis on M. Night time Shyamalan’s 1999 movie, The Sixth Sense. Spoiler alert! The supernatural horror film, which facilities round a younger boy named Cole (Osment), who sees useless folks, is well-known for its unimaginable, jaw-dropping twist ending. And because the psychological thriller continues to rejoice its twenty fifth anniversary, Osment remembers how Willis would name him as much as examine in and go away considerate messages for his co-star. Osment mentioned in an interview with Entertainment Weekly:

“I heard from him rather a lot after it got here out in these subsequent years. He’d go away voicemails on the home sometimes, simply checking in. He would simply name out of the blue, so generally it was within the lead up earlier than journey. We went to Japan collectively twice, if I keep in mind accurately, to open Sixth Sense in numerous cities.”

Osment was nominated for an Academy Award (Greatest Actor in a Supporting Function | 2000 Oscars) on the age of 11, however he ended up dropping to Michael Caine — who could be knighted in November of that very same yr — for his portrayal in The Cider Home Guidelines. Osment continued by saying of Willis throughout the identical interview (beneath):

“So, he would name forward of that, after which generally I might simply come house from faculty and the answering machine could be blinking, and it’d be him going like, ‘Hey, Haley Joel. Simply saying hello.’ I would like to seek out these outdated answering tapes. I do know we preserved these. I do know his daughters a bit bit, however I’ve not spoken to him for the reason that information of his well being lately.”

Haley Joel Osment Says ‘It Was Implausible’ Working with Bruce Willis

As now 36-year-old Haley Joel Osment displays on The Sixth Sense, it appears solely pure to understand that the kid actor really loved working with one in every of Hollywood’s A-list abilities. Definitely, Osment and co-star Bruce Willis’ on-screen chemistry was plain. So, it shouldn’t come as an enormous shock that the 2 thespians received alongside swimmingly whereas engaged on M. May Shyamalan’s masterpiece. Osment additionally advised EW (beneath):

“It was improbable. I had labored with Tom Hanks earlier than on Forrest Gump and different big-name actors, however at that time I used to be sufficiently old to have seen numerous Bruce’s films, which added numerous pleasure to it. And that’s one thing that lasts your whole profession, the place you get to work with individuals who you’ve loved watching in different issues.”

Osment continued by saying throughout the identical sit-down:

“And it made an enormous impression on me as a result of that was the primary gigantic superstar that I’d labored with at an age the place I used to be conscious of his stardom. And he did all the pieces in such a cool manner, and had such charisma, and was the individual that you really want on set setting the tone for the form of film we have been making, as a result of issues often revolve across the No. 1 on the decision sheet. It was a script that all of us cared about a lot and put a lot effort into, and Bruce led the best way on that.”

In honor of the movie’s twenty fifth anniversary, and to rejoice the spookiest of all seasons, The Sixth Sense will probably be out there to stream on Hulu this October, and M. Night time Shyamalan’s deliciously “twisted” supernatural phenomenon can be seen on Max, on the time of this writing. Sadly, although, The Sixth Sense isn’t slated to seem throughout AMC’s FearFest this yr.