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Paul McCartney On Retirement All good things come to an end, but there doesn’t seem to be an end in the near future for our favorite resident moody, broody cowboy.
In 2018, Robert Redford, 82, declared “The Old Man & the Gun” would be his last acting role. However, Clint Eastwood doesn’t seem to share the same sentiment. “The Mule” debuted in December 2018—Eastwood, 88, played one of the main characters; he also directed.
Like Redford, he’s been a star in Hollywood since the 1960s. But unlike Redford, he has no plans of slowing down any time soon. Why would he?
His movie debut came uncredited in “Revenge of the Creature” (1955). He really became famous on TV during his six seasons on “Rawhide” as Rowdy Yates. International stardom came when he was cast by Sergio Leone as the Man With No Name in “A Fistful of Dollars” in 1964, “For a Few Dollars More” in ‘65, and “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” in ’66.
Eastwood’s directing debut came in 1971 with “Play Misty for Me.” “The Mule,” which was released in December 2018, marks his 37th direction film. “The Mule” is based on fact—something that’s become a bit of a filmmaking specialty for Eastwood. “Invictus” is about a famous South African rugby match; “J. Edgar” is about the FBI director; “American Sniper,” about a Navy SEAL marksman; “Sully,” the Hudson crash landing; and “The 15:17 to Paris,” which is about three young American travelers who foiled a 2015 terrorist attack.
With such a successful directing career, you’d have thought Eastwood’s acting days were behind him—his last leading role was in 2012 in “Trouble With the Curve”—but you’d have been wrong. Aside from directing “The Mule,” he also stars alongside Bradley Cooper and Andy Garcia as a World War II veteran who becomes a courier for a Mexican drug cartel.
It’s also important to note that, yes he’s a master of screen acting, performers love working for him. He’s led many actors to Oscar nomination with his direction. Actors nominated for Oscars include Gene Hackman in 1992 for his role in “Unforgiven,” Meryl Streep (“The Bridges of Madison County, 1995), Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Marcia Gay Harden (“Mystic River,” 2003), Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby,” 2003), Angelina Jolie (“Changeling,” 2008), Matt Damon (“Invictus,” 2009), and Bradley Cooper (“American Sniper,” 2014). Out of the nominations, five won. That’s a pretty good track record! Also worth noting, Eastwood directed himself in two acting nominations for “Unforgviven” and “Million Dollar Baby.”
People also tend to forget that Eastwood, who has spent over 50 years acting as a monument to masculinity, has a sensitive side behind the camera. Four of the 11 performers he’s led to Oscar nominations are women. It’s the same versatility that allowed him his unique back to back directorial effort on “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters From Iwo Jima” in 2006, highlighting that battle from the US perspective, then from the Japanese perspective.
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That’s not the only time he’s had interesting pairings of films. “Jersey Boys” (the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons musical) came out only six months after the release of “American Sniper.” The juxtaposition of these works is drastic but not surprising. Eastwood has always been a macho man, but he’s also a seasoned pianist…so directing a musical seems like a casual move.
Will the 88 year old ever truly retire from Hollywood? It’s hard to tell. He told reporters in Los Angeles, “I have been trying to retire to the back of the camera for quite a few years and in 1970 when I first started directing, I said, ‘If I could pull this off, I can move to the back of the camera and stay there.” He continued by saying, “I was never able to pull it off because somebody offered me a role. Every once in a while, they come up with a grumpy old man thing and they say, ‘OK, let’s get Eastwood for that.’ So we’ll see… The material’s got to spark with you… You just have to make that judgement and, if you feel in the mood, to do it.”
