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Clint Eastwood Retires at 96, Son Says

Family confirmation frames Jurado N.º 2 as his final film and signals the close of a more than seven-decade Hollywood career.

Overview

  • Kyle Eastwood told festival audiences and in an interview with FranceInfo on Wednesday that his father is retired, and multiple outlets reported his remarks as the source of the announcement.
  • Jurado N.º 2, released in 2024 and available on HBO Max, is being treated by coverage as Eastwood’s last film as a director.
  • Eastwood’s final on-screen role was in Cry Macho (2021), with outlets noting he stopped acting before he stopped directing.
  • There is no public retirement statement from Clint Eastwood himself, and a 2025 item that said he was working on a new project has been reported as false.
  • The news closes a career that spanned more than seven decades, won multiple Oscars, and is likely to prompt renewed streaming interest and critical retrospectives of his films.