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Billy Bob Thornton has been nominated for a 2025 Golden Globe Award for his work in ‘The Landman’!
Extra’s Billy Bush sat down with Billy Bob to reflect on what it meant to him to be nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series or Drama.
He commented: I’ve been very fortunate in the Golden Globe world. I’ve received several nominations over the years and it’s always an honor to do work that you guys are proud of and then have me recognized. I’m truly honored. ”
Other nominees in this category were Gary Oldman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eddie Redmayne, Donald Glover, and Hiroyuki Sanada.
Thornton added, “It’s pretty special to be part of that group. Gary Oldman is one of my favorites, and then Jake Gyllenhaal was my favorite when I was a kid and his father told me to direct a movie.” He gave me…that’s why I knew Jake as this kind of person,” he added. , a little teenager kid was running around the house… It’s so funny to watch Jake grow up, and when I knew him as a kid, I was in the same category as him. I’m here. ”
Billy Bob also talked about how his “Landman” role as Tommy Norris came about after Taylor Sheridan wrote the series with him in mind.
He said, “I did a cameo for Taylor in 1883.” I went to Fort Worth and had a cameo in “1883.” When I went to the premiere of it in Las Vegas, he said, “Listen, I’m writing this show in your voice called ‘Landman.” He said, “You know what? I think I’m really going to dig into this.’ So he told me about it a few years before we actually started filming, when he sent me the first few scripts. , I was really excited. It fits like a glove. ”
Billy Bob raved about Taylor, adding, “Taylor, he picks the right people for the parts, and I really respect him.” This whole cast is really great. ”
He also revealed that he filmed The Landman in Fort Worth, which is close to where he filmed the 2004 film Friday Night Lights.
Billy Bob said: “The city of Fort Worth was very kind to us. We shot some of it in Fort Worth, a lot of it around Fort Worth. We shot some of it in Odessa, Texas, where we shot ‘Friday Night Lights.’ I took a photo. We actually filmed a scene from “Friday Night Lights” on a football field. It kind of sent chills down my spine, and I could see some of the background actors come up to me and say, “Your mom or dad or your sister or someone was an extra on Friday Night Lights.” It was pretty amazing. ”
Thornton responded to people online liking the epic lines of his Landman character Tommy Norris, saying, “Watching it myself makes me nervous, so I decided to actually watch it for myself.” I’ve never done that,” he said.
Billy Bob said he discovered his love for social media “because a friend told me about it,” adding: “A bunch of my friends called me up and said, ‘Hey, I just saw this clip on TikTok,’ That’s what I said.” A lot is said about it. ”
“Landman” is now available on Paramount+.
