Photo: Gisela Schober/GettyMichael Caineisn’t taking his final bow quite yet.The two-time Academy Award winner, 88, clarified that he hasn’t retired in a brief tweet on Saturday, just a day after he said that his latest movie might be his last. “Ihaven’t retiredand not a lot of people know that,” Caine wrote on Twitter.He previously alluded to his retirement from acting Friday on the BBC Radio showKermode and Mayo’s Film Review, following what would have been his final onscreen appearance in the new filmBest Sellers.“Funnily enough, it hasturned out to be what is my last part, really,” Caine explained. “Because I haven’t worked for two years, and I have a spine problem, which affects my legs. So, I can’t walk very well.“And I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful. So, I’m now not an actor, I’m a writer, which is lovely because as an actor, you have to get up at half past 6 in the morning and go to the studio. As a writer, you can start writing without leaving the bed,” he added.Caine stars inBest Sellersas famed cantankerous writer Harris Shaw, who reluctantly agrees to go on a tour promoting his first book in decades, after his publisher Lucy Stanbridge (Aubrey Plaza) tracks him down to help save her late father’s publishing house. The film, which shot in Montreal in 2019, also starsScott Speedman,Cary ElwesandEllen Wong.“I think it would be [my last role],” Caine added. “There haven’t been any offers, obviously, for two years, because nobody’s been making any movies I want to do. But also, I’m 88. There aren’t exactly scripts pouring out with a leading man who’s 88.“RELATED VIDEO: Jude Law’s Son Rafferty Makes Film Debut in Twist Alongside Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora: TrailerTheDressed to Killactor made his breakout performance in the 1964 war filmZulu, before going on to star in such films asAlfie(1966),The Italian Job(1969),Get Carter(1971) andThe Man Who Would Be King(1975). With two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes under his belt, he’s enjoyed a steady amount of work, most recently starring in Christopher Nolan’sTenetand the Charles Dickens reimaginingTwist.Caine has also written six books since 1984, with his most recent beingBlowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life, published through Hachette Book Group in 2018.See Michael Caine inBest Sellers, which is now available on VOD.
Photo: Gisela Schober/Getty
Michael Caineisn’t taking his final bow quite yet.The two-time Academy Award winner, 88, clarified that he hasn’t retired in a brief tweet on Saturday, just a day after he said that his latest movie might be his last. “Ihaven’t retiredand not a lot of people know that,” Caine wrote on Twitter.He previously alluded to his retirement from acting Friday on the BBC Radio showKermode and Mayo’s Film Review, following what would have been his final onscreen appearance in the new filmBest Sellers.“Funnily enough, it hasturned out to be what is my last part, really,” Caine explained. “Because I haven’t worked for two years, and I have a spine problem, which affects my legs. So, I can’t walk very well.“And I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful. So, I’m now not an actor, I’m a writer, which is lovely because as an actor, you have to get up at half past 6 in the morning and go to the studio. As a writer, you can start writing without leaving the bed,” he added.Caine stars inBest Sellersas famed cantankerous writer Harris Shaw, who reluctantly agrees to go on a tour promoting his first book in decades, after his publisher Lucy Stanbridge (Aubrey Plaza) tracks him down to help save her late father’s publishing house. The film, which shot in Montreal in 2019, also starsScott Speedman,Cary ElwesandEllen Wong.“I think it would be [my last role],” Caine added. “There haven’t been any offers, obviously, for two years, because nobody’s been making any movies I want to do. But also, I’m 88. There aren’t exactly scripts pouring out with a leading man who’s 88.“RELATED VIDEO: Jude Law’s Son Rafferty Makes Film Debut in Twist Alongside Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora: TrailerTheDressed to Killactor made his breakout performance in the 1964 war filmZulu, before going on to star in such films asAlfie(1966),The Italian Job(1969),Get Carter(1971) andThe Man Who Would Be King(1975). With two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes under his belt, he’s enjoyed a steady amount of work, most recently starring in Christopher Nolan’sTenetand the Charles Dickens reimaginingTwist.Caine has also written six books since 1984, with his most recent beingBlowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life, published through Hachette Book Group in 2018.See Michael Caine inBest Sellers, which is now available on VOD.
Michael Caineisn’t taking his final bow quite yet.
The two-time Academy Award winner, 88, clarified that he hasn’t retired in a brief tweet on Saturday, just a day after he said that his latest movie might be his last. “Ihaven’t retiredand not a lot of people know that,” Caine wrote on Twitter.
He previously alluded to his retirement from acting Friday on the BBC Radio showKermode and Mayo’s Film Review, following what would have been his final onscreen appearance in the new filmBest Sellers.
“Funnily enough, it hasturned out to be what is my last part, really,” Caine explained. “Because I haven’t worked for two years, and I have a spine problem, which affects my legs. So, I can’t walk very well.
“And I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful. So, I’m now not an actor, I’m a writer, which is lovely because as an actor, you have to get up at half past 6 in the morning and go to the studio. As a writer, you can start writing without leaving the bed,” he added.
Caine stars inBest Sellersas famed cantankerous writer Harris Shaw, who reluctantly agrees to go on a tour promoting his first book in decades, after his publisher Lucy Stanbridge (Aubrey Plaza) tracks him down to help save her late father’s publishing house. The film, which shot in Montreal in 2019, also starsScott Speedman,Cary ElwesandEllen Wong.
“I think it would be [my last role],” Caine added. “There haven’t been any offers, obviously, for two years, because nobody’s been making any movies I want to do. But also, I’m 88. There aren’t exactly scripts pouring out with a leading man who’s 88.”
RELATED VIDEO: Jude Law’s Son Rafferty Makes Film Debut in Twist Alongside Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora: Trailer
TheDressed to Killactor made his breakout performance in the 1964 war filmZulu, before going on to star in such films asAlfie(1966),The Italian Job(1969),Get Carter(1971) andThe Man Who Would Be King(1975). With two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes under his belt, he’s enjoyed a steady amount of work, most recently starring in Christopher Nolan’sTenetand the Charles Dickens reimaginingTwist.
Caine has also written six books since 1984, with his most recent beingBlowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life, published through Hachette Book Group in 2018.
See Michael Caine inBest Sellers, which is now available on VOD.
source: people.com
