Michael Caine Claims (Once Again) He’s Retiring At Age 90 After ‘The Great Escaper’ Filming
deadline.comMichael Caine says he’s done with film work. Really. The British icon and two-time Oscar-winner said his upcoming The Great Escaper will mark his final film before retirement.
He’s said similar things before, which were quickly walked back. But at age 90, it seems that this time is truly the moment. “I am bloody 90 now, and I can’t walk properly and all that,” he told The Telegraph in a new profile. “I sort of am retired now.” If that’s true, Caine’s final film will tell the story of Bernard “Bernie” Jordan, a Royal Navy veteran who vanished from his retirement facility at age 89.
From there, he journeyed to partake in the 70th anniversary commemoration of D-Day. “I was so happy to do it. I just loved the character of Bernie.
I thought he was incredible, and it’s so beautifully written. With Covid and all that, I hadn’t done a picture for three years, and I thought I was finished.
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