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Is ‘Cry Macho’ Clint Eastwood’s Last Film?

Actor Clint Eastwood’s latest film Cry Macho opened on Sept. 17 in theaters and on HBO Max.

But is it the legendary director and leading man’s final film? Here’s what he had to say.

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What is ‘Cry Macho’ about?

Cry Macho first was dropped at Eastwood’s feet in the 1980s. Now 91, Eastwood turned it down at that time because he felt he was too young, telling The Los Angeles Times that his response at the time was, “I’m too young for this. Let me direct and we’ll get Robert Mitchum, an older dude.” Eventually, however, he said: I just felt it was time to revisit it. It’s fun when something’s your age, when you don’t have to work at being older.”

In the film that’s the actor’s first western since his 1992 Oscar-winning Unforgiven, Eastwood is in the role of Mike Milo, a has-been rodeo cowboy. Mike takes on another role, that of mediator between a man and his long-unseen son.

Is ‘Cry Macho’ Clint Eastwood’s final movie?

The film opened in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day, prompting Eastwood to question the wisdom of this dual release: “Not my favorite thing in the world. How that’s going to work out at all? I still don’t know.”

At 91, the question others are asking of the iconic actor at the film’s release is: ‘Will Cry Macho be your last movie?’

“I never thought of acting as an intellectual sport,” he continued. “You don’t want to overthink something. You want it to be emotional. If you think about it too much, you can take it apart to the point where you don’t like it anymore. If you think about it four different ways, you forget what dragged you into it in the first place. It’s like somebody throwing a fast pitch across the plate. Just swing at it, step in and go.”

Basically, his answer is no, he’s not done, not by a long shot. “If something comes along where the story itself, the telling of it, is fun, I’m open to it,” he added.

The role he’s most proud of, he told Parade, would have to be Unforgiven, as well as a couple other of his films: “I’m thinking of Unforgiven. I had done a lot of Westerns, but this had a different story element to it. The Outlaw Josey Wales was an interesting story. And Million Dollar Baby. Sometimes you just trip over things and it comes out good—or bad.”

‘Cry Macho’ is receiving accolades

The film is already receiving thumbs up. The New York Post wrote of the film, “It’s [Eastwood’s] most charming movie in years. He directs, famously, with ruthless efficiency. You can all but hear him impatiently commanding the crew to move on to the next scene. The film opens with exposition from [Dwight Yoakam’s] character about Mike’s rodeo accident, addiction, and loss of his son. Mike owes him one, so he’s calling in the favor to get his own son back. Information duly dispersed, Eastwood’s headed south moments later.”

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Clint Eastwood promises to watch Indian movie ‘Jigarthanda Double X’

The team of Tamil movie Jigarthanda Double X can’t keep calm as legendary actor-director Clint Eastwood promised to watch their film.
Karthik Subbaraj’s directorial Jigarthanda Double X, starring Raghava Lawrence and SJ Suryah, is a tribute to Clint Eastwood and Satyajit Ray.
Surprisingly, Eastwood’s team that maintains his X profile recently reacted to a fan’s tweet and confirmed that the actor is aware of the Tamil film and will watch it once he wraps up his upcoming film Juror No. 2.
“Dear @RealTheClint We are Indians We made a Tamil movie called Jigarthanda Double X. Its available in Netflix. We have given u a great tribute in the whole movie. We made some animated scenes like u in ur young age. Please watch it once u get some time,” read the tweet by a fan of the movie. Clint’s team replied: “Hi. Clint is aware of this movie and he states he will get to it upon Completion of his New Film. Juror 2. Thank You.”

The particular tweet by Eastwood’s team has left Jigarthanda Double X cast and crew extremely happy.
Taking to X, Karthik Subbaraj wrote: “Wowww….. Feeling So Surreal!! The Legend #ClintEastwood is AWARE of #JigarthandaDoubleX & gonna watch it soon… [?] This film is my heartfelt dedication to @RealTheClint on behalf of Millions of his Fans in India…Can’t wait to hear what he thinks of the film once he does…. Thanks a lot@Vijay70269050 and all #JigarthandaXX fans on twitter who reached out to the man himself & making this happen…. Feeling Blessed.”
SJ Suryah, who played the role of Ray Dasan in the film, thanked Clint Eastwood for the acknowledgement. He wrote: “Thx a lot sirrrrrrrrr we are very happy that this movie reached U. my self and @offl_Lawrence we r die hard fan of U sir & our director @karthiksubbaraj sir is maddest die hard fan of U sir (sic).”
Raghava Lawrence also reacted to the post.
“Thx a lot sirrrrrrrrr we are very happy that this movie reached U. My self and @iam_SJSuryah, we r die hard fans of U sir & our director @karthiksubbaraj sir is maddest die hard fan of U sir @RealTheClint,” he wrote.
Jigarthanda Double X pays tributes not just to Clint Eastwood and Satyajit Ray but also Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Quentin Tarantino Wanted To Mimic 1 Iconic Clint Eastwood Trilogy Despite His Aversion To Sequels

Veteran director Quentin Tarantino has been an admirer of several other people for his own career. Getting inspired by the likes of Clint Eastwood and Sylvester Stallone, Tarantino directed the Kill Bill movies.
Talking about the movie, Tarantino stated that the Kill Bill franchise was supposed to be his The Dollars Trilogy, Quentin Tarantino stated that he already has a story in mind, the director revealed that the story will indeed continue.
Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman on the sets of Kill Bill

Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman on the sets of Kill Bill
Quentin Tarantino Had His Own Clint Eastwood Trilogy!
Being a veteran actor and director, Clint Eastwood starred in The Dollars Trilogy with director Sergio Leone. Being years apart in the making, Quentin Tarantino had almost a similar style when he was making and directing the Kill Bill franchise.
Quentin Tarantino in Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction
Consisting of Kill Bill Vol.1 and 2, the Uma Thurman starrer franchise has been recognized as one of the most iconic franchises of all time. Being known for his diverse work, Quentin Tarantino revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the Kill Bill franchise was his own version of Clint Eastwood’s The Dollars Trilogy.
“Oh yeah, initially I was thinking this would be my “Dollars” trilogy. I was going to do a new one every 10 years. But I need at least 15 years before I do this again. Uma won’t be the star, though she’ll be in it.”
He further continued that he had already gotten the story down to the last detail and that a certain character would take revenge on the Bride. Stating that revenge is served to all, Tarantino might just make Kill Bill Vol. 3 if he wishes!
Quentin Tarantino Has The Story Ready For Kill Bill Vol. 3
Uma Thurman in a still from Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)Uma Thurman in a still from Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
As the interview continued, Tarantino revealed that he already has the story planned for Kill Bill Vol. 3. Talking about the details and storyline of the movie, Tarantino jokingly said that he could start shooting the movie now!
“Sofie Fatale [Julie Dreyfus] will get all of Bill’s money. She’ll raise Nikki, who’ll take on the Bride. Nikki deserves her revenge every bit as much as the Bride deserved hers. I might even shoot a couple of scenes for it now so I can get the actresses while they’re this age. It’s exciting to know that somewhere there’s a little girl who’ll grow up to be my leading lady.”
Having a high rating in the 80% range of Rotten Tomatoes, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 have been recognized as two of the iconic movies of Quentin Tarantino. With Tarantino allegedly working on his final film titled The Movie Critic, a third part in the Kill Bill franchise might never see the light of day (we hope not).

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Chris Messina Explains What It’s Really Like to Work With 93-Year-Old Clint Eastwood on Set

Clint Eastwood has been a respected figure in filmmaking for over half a century. While Eastwood rose to prominence as an actor, he branched into directing in the 1970s and has helmed dozens of movies in the decades since then.
The Mindy Project actor Chris Messina appears in the new Eastwood-directed thriller Juror No. 2. Getting to work under the guidance of a Hollywood veteran like Eastwood was a dream come true for him. He got to see just how Eastwood runs his sets for himself. It was also a surprising experience, as he expected Eastwood to be very different from how he was in person.
“You think you’re going to get some tough guy and he is completely gentle and calm and fun and cracking jokes,” he told People magazine of filming the movie. “A lot of the crew members—[for example], the craft services woman—has been with him for 22 years.”
“He was awesome. I really loved him,” he added. “Ninety-three years old and completely with it, great notes, up on his feet behind the camera—just a badass.” Messina admitted that seeing Eastwood so active on set and not slowing down in his old age was “super inspiring” to him.
Messina appears with stars like Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult in Juror No. 2. He recently starred alongside industry-heavy hitters like Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, and Marlon Wayans in the Ben Affleck-directed movie Air. 
Wisdom coming with age doesn’t necessarily mean we have to become boring as we get older.

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