It will be a huge loss for cinema! This star of Gladiator 2 talks about his retirement: he says he is ready to bow out at the end of these 5 projects…

News culture It will be a huge loss for cinema! This star of Gladiator 2 talks about his retirement: he says he is ready to bow out at the end of these 5 projects…

The end of a myth, but not yet either

Denzel Washington’s career is simply monstrous. Oscar winner for the excellent Training Day in 2002, he starred in numerous anthology films: Malcolm X, American Gangster, Philadelphia, Inside Man, The Book of Eli, Flight, Equalizer and, recently, Gladiator II: his filmography commands respect… but all good things must come to an end. Today, the American is still 69 years old and continues to shoot a series of films.

On the occasion of his promotional tour for Gladiator II, the actor gave an interview to the Australian show Today: he declared that he did not want to work “only with the best”although he also plans to end his career one day. ‘”I don’t know how many more films I’m going to make. Probably not many. I want to do things I’ve never done.”””’

A few more films to come and then it’s gone?

Truth be told, Denzel Washington’s schedule is already full, starting with… a play, “Othello”by a certain Shakespeare and that he will play directly on Broadway with Jake Gyllenhaal. A project that is out of the ordinary for the two actors! Note also that it will be no less the subject of‘a film adaptation in which he will also appear.

Afterwards, Washington will also play in Hannibal by Antoine Fuqua (Equalizer), not to be confused with the charismatic cannibal since this is a biopic on the general and war hero Hannibal Barca.

Washington also made a major announcement: he will indeed be in the casting of the third part of Black Panther, in the shoes of a still unknown character. “Ryan Coogler is writing a role for me.”he declared. A fair return of things when we remember the touching speech of the late Chadwick Boseman, who himself paid tribute on stage to the actor by declaring “that there would be no Black Panther without Denzel Washington.”

Finally, we will cite a brand new film from director Steve McQueen (Blitz, Les Veuves) as well as another project: The King Lear, a play also by Shakespeare, although we do not know whether it is again theater or a big screen adaptation. In short, Denzel Washington still has work to do before hanging up his gloves.

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