Jeff Bridges on Returning to Television in ‘The Old Man,’ His Health Battles and Retirement Plans
variety.comK.J. Yossman Based on Thomas Perry’s novel, “The Old Man” sees Jeff Bridges return to television for the first time in decades as a retired CIA operative involved in an increasingly deadly cat and mouse chase.
Production was delayed first due to the pandemic and then Bridges’ battle with cancer and COVID-19 but the show, which also stars “30 Rock’s” John Lithgow and Hiam Abbass (“Succession”) finally aired on FX in June and now hits Disney+ internationally.
Ahead of its international premiere, Bridges spoke to Variety about making the show, his health struggles and whether he ever plans to retire. How did you first get involved with this project? A friend sent me a book called “The Old Man” to read years ago.
And I didn’t read it, my wife read it. And then I was sent the script and I thought, “Oh, this title looks so familiar.” My wife said, “Yeah, that was the book that Tim sent you” and I read the script and I said, “Oh, that’s pretty good.” I read the book and that was a page-turner.
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