Michael Douglas Is not necessarily retired, but do not expect him to get back on the screen at any time soon. The iconic actor/producer said under Karlovy varies international Film Festival, via DeadlineThat he has “no real intentions” to act again. Douglas latest screen role was in the series “The Kominsky Method.”
“I’ve had a very busy career. Now I haven’t worked since 2022, consciously, because I realized I had to quit,” Douglas said. “I had worked pretty hard for almost 60 years, and I didn’t want to be one of the people who lost dead on the set. I am very pleased to take time off. I have no real intentions (to return). But I say I am not retired, because if something special came up, I would go back. But otherwise I am quite happy. I like to see my wife.” (Douglas’ Mrs. Catherine Zeta-Jones stars in “Wednesday.”)
Douglas told me earlier Deadline That he is on an actor “Hiatus”, and says, “I enjoy my hiatus and enjoy my life. It was overwhelming to run the production company and act at the same time,” Douglas said. “If something good comes up that I really like (I will act in it). But I Do not feel a burning desire. I still produce. I still love to unite people. ”
He also excluded at least to return to Marvel (“I don’t think so,” he said Possibly repairing his “ant -man” role.)
Douglas later reflected on working with filmmaker Miloš Forman while producing “One flew over the cuckoo,” Which has a 50th anniversary this year. “One Flew Over the Gökboet” was Douglas’ first producing credit. Douglas said on Karlovy varies international film festival, which IndieWire reportedThat form helped to form the tone in the adaptation “One flew over the cuckoo” adaptation.
“My partner Saul Zaentz and I interviewed many directors, but we were frustrated at how close they held their cards to their breasts,” Douglas said. “Most important was the feeling of humor that Miloš found without laughing at people but just laughing with them. So we invited Miloš out to my house in California. Miloš opened the script to the first page and began to specifically tell us what he would do, side by side. Saul and I said: ‘Thank you and leave that there is a person who will share with us the ideas.’ ‘Miloš went through the entire script, and I remember Saul and I hugged each other and said,’ We found our director! ‘ “
Fellow producer Paul Zaentz added, “I’m probably biased, but I think Miloš Forman is one of the best directors in film history.”
