‘I can’t get enough songs on the radio that have my name in it,’ action star tells MTV News.

There’s little doubt that Bruce Willis is a bona fide movie star, and the latest proof of his celebrity status is the shout-out he receives in Nicki Minaj’s single “Your Love.” “And for your lovin’ I’mma Die Hard like Bruce Willis,” the chorus proclaims. As it turns out, Willis reacts similarly when pop stars give him props.

“I can’t get enough songs on the radio that have my name in it,” he told MTV during their Thursday live stream from Comic-Con. “It’s always an honor. I love that song. I don’t understand it, but I can understand my name.”

Considering Willis told MTV that “Die Hard 5″ is “imminent,” Minaj could not have picked a better time to put “Bruce Willis” and “Die Hard” in the same sentence.

While Willis said he appreciates — but doesn’t quite understand — Minaj’s songs, he said that he wouldn’t be returning to the music world anytime soon. Anyone holding out for Willis to star in Hollywood’s next big musical should continue to hold their breath, too, as he said the chance of him singing on the big screen is “highly doubtful.”  [Source]

Bruce Willis surprised fans at Comic-Con when he popped by the San Diego Convention Center to thank Sylvester Stallone for casting him in “The Expendables.”

Stallone was joined by his cast of tough guys to present the film Thursday at the pop-culture convention.

Steve Austin, Terry Crews, Randy Couture and Dolph Lundgren appeared alongside Stallone, the film’s writer, director and star.

Crews described the film as “the manliest movie ever made” in which the stars did their own stunts and the fight scenes were real.

Austin broke Stallone’s neck during one scene, sending the star to the hospital for surgery.

“The Expendables” opens next month.

Comic-Con continues through Sunday. [Source]

When you hear that you’re going to be interviewing Bruce Willis you immediately began to get terrified. This is for two reasons: 1. You have no idea what this is going to be like and 2. It’s Bruce Willis. You’re excited and intimidated as hell! He’s everything you expect him to be. You remember when he played Jimmy the Tulip in THE WHOLE NINE YARDS? That’s Willis to a T. Well, expect the murderer part.

While interviewing Mr. Willis for RED, all I could do was be in awe (this is John f*cking McClane!). He’s a hilarious guy who only had so long to talk. The unit publicist managed to wrangle him for a quick interview before he went back to film a scene. When he walks over to the table accompanied by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, he carries a bag of Smarties. He throws them on the table and says “I have no idea what to say except for give me one of these.” Let’s begin and add another character to the list of badasses that Willis has played. Read full article.

The upcoming Red boasts an impressive cast not unlike the upcoming The Expendables. Only, instead of The Expendables’ action movie stars of the 1980s and 90s, Red has an Oscar-caliber cast that includes Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, and Richard Dreyfuss. Outside of a large ensemble cast, the two movies also share Bruce Willis, who is only in one scene in The Expendables, but gets to work with almost the entire cast in Red where Willis plays an ex-CIA black ops agent who is being hunted down by other assassins and must protect the woman he loves (Mary-Louise Parker). Willis admitted to SuperHeroHype that he’s “never been in a film with so many movie stars,” and called his Red cast “the Yankees.”

Everybody came in like Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Derek, Babe Ruth — everybody steps up. Helen Mirren — bang. She’s got a home run. Richard Dreyfuss — that ball is outta here. Grand slam home run taped up. Everybody that came in for a day or for a week or three days or two weeks, everybody hit it out of the park. Working with other actors who can hit the ball right back to you… you go, “I have to actually act now and think of something funny to say or do now.”

Red began as a three-issue comic book by writer Warren Ellis and artist Cully Hamner, though the recently released teaser trailer showed a movie that is more of an action/comedy. Willis admitted his character does little in the way of comedy, leaving the laughs for the rest of the cast.

Mary-Louise Parker — hysterical. She’s really funny in this. Comedy, yes. Romance, yes. Blood, action — no blood, action yes. I actually get shot in the arm and a little tiny bit of blood comes out. If you get shot in the arm in real life, you’re arm comes off. It gets blown off.

Instead of jokes, Willis keeps to the action, including a fight scene with Karl Urban that Willis says uses “more mixed martial arts stuff than I’ve ever seen in a film,” and if that isn’t enough to lure an audience, Willis thinks another image might draw in a crowd.

Helen Mirren with a 50 caliber wearing a cocktail dress.

Next Showing: Red opens October 15 [Source]

The “Twilight” franchise may be taking this Comic-Con off, but Summit Entertainment certainly isn’t.  The mini-major is bringing some big stars to San Diego to promote their upcoming genre-friendly features “Red” and “Drive Angry 3D.”  Most notably, the four-day convention will feature the first appearance of none other than Oscar winner Helen Mirren.

The former “Queen” will join co-stars Bruce Willis (perhaps also on hand for “The Expendables”), Karl Urban and Mary Louise Parker in discussing their new thriller “Red.”  While Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich are currently not scheduled to attend, the rest of the crew will appear in the San Diego Convention Center’s Hall H between 2:15 and 3:15 on Thursday, July 22. 

Thursday is turning out to be quite a busy day at the con with “Tron Legacy” already having announced its morning panel and rumored showcases featuring “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” and “The Green Hornet” among others.

On Friday, Summit will showcase the new R-rated thriller “Drive Angry 3D” with a panel featuring con veteran Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard and cult character actor William Fichtner.  That event will occur 10:30 and 11 AM also in Hall H.  No word on why the film’s villain, Billy Burke, won’t be in attendance. [Source]

With all of the action movies in his repertoire, Bruce Willis is probably the last male celebrity that one would associate with having his own fragrance. Alas, it’s true. The Hollywood superstar will be debuting his self-titled fragrance this Thursday under the umbrella of German brand LR Health & Beauty Systems, and will feature eau de parfum, hair and body wash, after shave balm, and deodorant spray. Willis expressed, “The development of my new fragrance together with the very committed and passionate LR team was really a lot of fun.  The products stand for individuality, uniqueness and sustainability. That’s what convinced me and what unites me with LR.”

The actual scent is a unique blending of notes of grapefruit, pepper and vetiver, which resulted in a very manly man’s fragrance. “I personally feel the new Bruce Willis fragrance is the manliest scent in the world,” exclaimed Tilo Plöger, chief operating officer of LR Health & Beauty Systems. Complimenting the already dominating scent, the packaging is equally as strong designed as a heavy square bottle with a metal label, and cedar block cap which came from sustainably harvested wood. In addition, the complimenting products in the collection are packaged in brown, brushed aluminum and the boxes have a similar metallic feel.

If they were going after the ‘Die Hard’ man, then they certainly have him pegged right. Now let’s see if smelling this manly is an everyday thing for the everyday man, or just something for the movies. [Source]