Warner Bros. Wanted to Dismiss ‘Juror No. 2’ to Streaming, but the Film Proves Clint Eastwood Is Still Built for Theaters
variety.comPeter Debruge Chief Film Critic If the Warner Bros. logo was a badge, as opposed to a shield, Clint Eastwood would be the man behind it: the tough, rule-bending guy who sticks to his guns, à la Harry Callahan.
So why is the studio doing him dirty on “Juror No. 2,” Eastwood’s 40th — and quite possibly last — stint in the director’s chair?
At 94, the star is just seven years younger than the studio with which he’s been associated since 1971. That was the year he shot “Dirty Harry” with his filmmaking mentor, Don Siegel, and it was also the year that Eastwood made his own directing debut, “Play Misty for Me,” both for Warner Bros.
He’s strayed from the studio just a few times since 1975, calling WB home for nearly half a century, during which he’s earned four Oscars — and more than $4 billion at the box office.
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