Michael Caine has announced during a BBC interview that that he will retire following the release of his new film. Image source: Manfred Werner/Tsui via Wikimedia
Sir Michael Caine, English actor and two-time Oscar winner, has said he will retire from following the release of the latest film, The Great Escaper, in the UK earlier this month.
Caine, who is 90 years old, made the announcement during a BBC radio interview broadcast over the weekend.
“I keep saying I’m going to retire. Well I am now.”
“I’ve figured I’ve had a picture where I’ve played the lead and had incredible reviews… What am I going to do that will beat this?”
Caine has the lead role in The Great Escaper, a biographical drama film based on the true story of a British World War II veteran, Bernard Jordan, who broke out of his nursing home in 2014 to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in France.
Reviews for The Great Escaper described Cain’s performance as “a gruffly heart-breaking performance” and that he “plays his role with complete dignity.”
Caine stars opposite Glenda Jackson, who passed away in June, nine months after filming her scenes in the movie. As such, The Great Escaper will likely be the last film to star either actor.
Cain said his decision was largely based on the limited roles that are being offered to him due to his age.
“The only parts I’m liable to get now are 90-year-old men. Or maybe 85,” Caine said during the interview. “So I thought, I might as well leave with all this.”
Caine earned two best supporting Oscars for his roles in the 1986 film “Hannah and Her Sisters” and 1999’s “The Cider House Rules”.
He has also stared in many blockbuster movies, such as Chrisopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and Inception, as well as Miss Congeniality and Kingsman: The Secret Service among the many films that credit Michael Caine.
He was also made Commander of the British Empire in 1993 and knighted in 2000 for his services to the British film industry.
