Clint Eastwood's Health Concerns Arise as He Prepares for a Possible Final Film at Age 92
Despite growing apprehensions about his health, a recent insider revealed that legendary actor Clint Eastwood, 92, is preparing to shoot what could be his last film. However, the actor might not be ready to bid farewell to the career he loves.
"Clint goes through spells of talking about retirement, but what's worse for him, he feels the movie industry has retired on him," the source told an outlet about the Million Dollar Baby star. "He's had a 50-year partnership with Warner Brothers, but there are new people in charge there now, and they were very disappointed Clint's last movie Cry Macho bombed at the box office. He was happy to finally get a go-ahead from Warner for his new film, but he isn't counting on it happening again."
Eastwood is scheduled to begin filming his possible final project, Juror No. 2, in mid-June.
"He wants to do this movie as a swan song and go out in a blazing sunset," the insider explained. "Some thought Cry Macho was going to be his last film two years ago because he seemed frail even then, but the movie wasn't well received, so Clint's gathering up the troops one last time — and hoping for a blockbuster."
"It's still a lot for a guy in his nineties," the source said about the legendary actor. "People do worry about his health. He's the director, but he's also involved in every other aspect like the casting, and he'll likely compose the score as he's done on his other films."
Eastwood has been rarely seen in the past year, leading some to label the soon-to-be 93-year-old a "recluse" and sparking concerns that his days could be limited.
"Clint has always enjoyed great health and been vital and active despite his advancing age, but the fact that he hasn't been around as much lately has a lot of people in Hollywood worried about him," the source noted. "It's hard to imagine him in anything other than fine form, but Father Time catches up to all of us."
"At this point, if Clint wanted to make a small movie in the future, he could just fund it himself. But a lot of it depends on how Clint's health holds up — and at his age, the jury is out on that," the insider concluded.