In the new era of Paul Mescal, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Josh O’Connor or Sidney Sweeney, there is another generation of performers who, little by little, say goodbye to the profession. On the one hand we have Clint Eastwood who, at 94 years old, has just released what is probably his last film as a director and on the other, the figure of Michael Caine. The British Sir was also created in the same way The great escapea farewell film that coincides with the emergence of recent talent on celluloid. From now on, the one who set a date to abandon the interpretive scene has been Denzel Washington. An actor making his premiere this weekend Gladiator IIanticipating what his next films will be before saying his last goodbyes to the profession, surprising that one of them is a wonderful film.
While promoting the Ridley Scott-directed sequel, Washington spoke about his role and of course his acting future. Well, after nine nominations At the Oscars and at the two Oscars, the one from Philadelphia no longer has much to prove in the discipline. Gangster, corrupt police officer, pilot, politician, boxer, detective, bodyguard… even if the star has given life to dozens of characters, he I hadn’t worn a basque where he brought to life a libero who won his own freedom. In Gladiator IIthe actor of The fire of revenge gives life to MacrinA former slave who conspires to control Rome and who uses the protagonist as a tool for his own interests. But a few hours ago, Washington surprised the film community with the horizon of its withdrawal. A retirement that we all knew would come at some point, but not this soon.
Denzel Washington’s retirement
At 69 years old, Denzel Washington is the real star of the promotion of Gladiator II with his castmates, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn. Of course, unlike them, the veteran artist no longer has an entire career ahead of him. For this reason, questions about its future and career retrospectives They are often repeated around her figure.
But that doesn’t mean his Oscar-winning character feels any pressure to deliver a new sequel to a title that won the Best Picture statuette. “No, no, for me it’s about the filmmaker, especially at this stage of my career, I’m only interested in working with the best. I don’t know how many more films I will make. There probably aren’t many,” Washington began to explain to him during his last interview.
Subsequently, and without the journalist deducing too much on the subject, he himself reviewed everything he still has to do as an actor, ending up putting an end, at least, to his professional scene in front of the cameras:
“I want to do things I haven’t done. I played Othello at 22, I’m about to play it at 70 and then I’ll play Hannibal. “I talked about a movie with Steve McQueen, after which Ryan Coogler wrote me a role in the next Black Panther,” he said. Today Show Australia. Ultimately, he assured that he would continue in the Broadway production of Othello with King Lear and then he would retire.
What do we know about “Black Panther 3”?
The first Black Panther marked a before and an after for the UCM at the level of academic recognition, since he received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture at the Oscars 2019. However, the tragic death of protagonist Chadwick Boseman occurred before he could return for the sequel. But finally Black Panther: Wakanda Forever This appealed to no one and was a product far below the quality that the Marvel films were showing at that time.
However, this is the first time we have heard of a Black Panther 3. Especially, given the demanding planning that the team of Kevin Feig. Likewise, it doesn’t look like the trilogy’s conclusion will happen any time soon on the schedule and so it doesn’t matter what Denzel Washington predicts the end of his careerwe will be able to see it for several more years on the big screen.
Right now, long before all this, Gladiator II will be shown in cinemas around the world next November 15. Early reviews highlight Washington’s work and many believe he could get another nomination for the Congressional Gold Statues. 2025 Oscars.
