Overview

• Eastwood is in pre-production on a new film and says he has no plans to retire.
• In a Kurier interview he lamented Hollywood’s “era of remakes and franchises” and urged peers to “do something new or stay at home.”
• He attributes his sustained creative drive to yearly learning enforced by the old studio contract system.
• His latest release, the original courtroom thriller ‘Juror No. 2,’ debuted in 2024 to critical praise and National Board of Review recognition.
• Although he once directed sequels like the Dirty Harry series, he says he lost interest in franchise installments decades ago.