Reports suggest that the veteran actor may be contemplating retirement due to health concerns, and it has been over 450 days since the actor was last seen in public.
Radar Online reports that someone close to Clint said: "Clint goes through spells of talking about retirement, but what's worse for him, he feels the movie industry has retired on him," said an insider. "He's had a 50-year partnership with Warner Brothers, but there are new people in charge there now and they were very disappointed Clint's last movie Cry Macho bombed at the box office.
"He was happy to finally get a go-ahead from Warner for his new film, but he isn't counting on it happening again."
The Pale Rider star, who turns 93 on May 31, is gearing up to shoot his final film, a thriller called Juror No. 2 with Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult, and cameras are expected to roll in mid-June.
"He wants to do this movie as a swan song and go out in a blazing sunset," spilled the insider. "Some thought Cry Macho was going to be his last film two years ago because he seemed frail even then, but the movie wasn't well received so Clint's gathering up the troops one last time — and hoping for a blockbuster."
Clint has talked about retirement before. "I never did get to that day when I said I'd quit. I've flirted with the idea a lot lately, but every once in a while, a script comes along, and I think, 'That's a challenge that I haven't been able to do before,'" he stated.
But insiders said Clint is also a realist.
Although it has been over 450 days since the actor was last seen in public, it is important to approach these claims with sensitivity and empathy.
While it is natural to be curious about the state of his health and future plans, we should be careful not to jump to conclusions without clear evidence.
Regardless of the rumors, we can all agree that Clint Eastwood's contributions to cinema have been nothing short of extraordinary and should he retire, his absence will surely be felt through out Hollywood.
