British actor Michael Caine, 90, has decided to retire from acting after the recent premiere of his latest film, The Great Escape, as noted by the BBC. The performer filmed this film with the late Glenda Jackson. "I keep saying that I'm going to retire. Well, now I am," said the performer, who holds the title of "sir" (knight), after receiving good reviews for his last performance.
With an extensive filmography behind him, with films such as Zulu or The Italian Job, Caine has worked on more than 100 films throughout his professional career, which has lasted more than seven decades. In his latest film, released on October 6, he plays World War II veteran Bernie Jordan, who escaped from a nursing home to attend D-Day celebrations in France.
"The only roles I can get now are 90-year-old men. Or maybe 85," he revealed to BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "You don't have protagonists at 90 years old, you will have young and handsome boys and girls. So I thought: I better go with all this," he added. On the other hand, Caine also revealed to the network that he had rejected the last film three times before accepting the role, in which he starred with Glenda Jackson, who died last June at the age of 87, after finishing the film.
The actor's withdrawal occurs a month before the planned launch of the novel Deadly Game, written by himself, which is about the adventures of a detective who does not respect bureaucracy. "My ambition for years has been to write a 'thriller'. It is the genre that I like to read the most and I am really excited to work on Deadly Game," said the actor, who expressed his wish that "readers enjoy getting to know" his character. , Harry Taylor. Now, after a lifetime dedicated to cameras and film sets, he announces that that stage is over for him.
