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Eastwood News / Re: Eastwood to Direct Juror #2 for Warner Bros as Final Film

« on: May 07, 2023, 03:14:01 PM »

I would not say that Nicholas Hoult and Toni Colette are A-list actors, though they are far from being unknown. Nicholas Hoult has missed some roles in Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman and Mission:Impossible 7. He recently shared the screen with Nicolas Cage in Renfield, which is not doing very well at the box office. Anyway, I am not familiar with both of them at all.

Perhaps that Juror #2 project needs more character actors than A-list actors. In the past, Clint directed many A-list actors: for instance, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Costner, Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Tom Hanks. It did not systematically result with box office success.

As AKA23 said, the casting process is still in progress. Then, we will have more news next month, when production starting. Clint has not confirmed that Juror #2 will be his last film.

In your opinion, what is the film budget ?
Which A-list actors would you like to see in that project ? Would you like to see Clint himself ?

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Eastwood News / Re: Eastwood to Direct Juror #2 for Warner Bros as Final Film

« on: April 17, 2023, 12:12:23 AM »

Excellent news! I am so glad that Clint is still interested in filmmaking
Many people, and even some of his die-hard fans, thought that Cry Macho was his last film.
However, Clint has never announced his retirement. That Juror #2 project is promising. I am not so familiar with Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette but at least, they are true professional actors. I think that The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis is the only film with Toni Collette I have seen: she was pretty good. And Mad Max: Fury Road is probably the only film with Nicholas Hoult I have seen. About Juror #2, I checked IMDb and I noticed that Clint is not only quoted in the directing department but also in the acting department: then, he may have a supporting role.
Clint is planning to shoot the film in a couple of months (mid-June) and may be eyeing a December release:

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/4/uxgmn6ys9ccdf2gj04o4uvvkk6uczc

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: April 11, 2023, 12:58:15 AM »

I totally agree with you, Jed Cooper

By the way, to all of you: which actor would you like to see starring in that project ?

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: March 31, 2023, 05:23:59 PM »

The news of this potential future filming is relayed by several French media. It still seems believable. Perhaps he offered Warner a less expensive project than the one around Clarence Darrow.

Hi Honkytonk Man,
Exactly. But those French media are mainly based on FilmDiscussing: this is not a solid guarantee.
Remember that Impossible Odds project, which was supposed to be made after Sully, before to disappear.
However, I agree with you: it still seems believable.
The project around Clarence Darrow is a big mistery: it is still in development according to IMDb and it was removed from the Chris K. T. Bright website, whereas the synopsis used to be available on the films section of this website.

Questions for everyone here: what do you think about that Juror #2 project ? Are you enthusiastic or not ? And why ?

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: March 31, 2023, 05:04:13 PM »

Hi AKA23,
Well, I hope this is not an April fools trick at least. Technically, this is not since the news was announced on March 30 but we never know. Officially, Clint has never been credited as a screenwriter. He could bring some elements to a story but he does not have the reputation to write original stories. For instance, for Absolute Power, Clint wanted screenwriter William Goldman to rewrite the script and to make big changes: then, the film is different from the novel.
For A Fistful of Dollars, Clint would have contributed to the script (he also removed some of his lines) but he was uncredited. So, I really do not know. We have to wait for some other news by sources more reliable than FilmDiscussing. Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult could be cast and Clint is supposed to look for a young Hollywood actor to play the leading role. The title Juror #2 makes me think of 12 Angry Men directed by Sydney Lumet, even if the synopsis has nothing to do with it.

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: March 30, 2023, 10:44:10 AM »

Hi everyone, I would like to share this news:

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/3/ov2rtcn59oaz82vsi5mgg1rqb95myl

https://discussingfilm.net/2023/03/30/clint-eastwood-looking-to-direct-final-film-of-his-career-at-warner-bros-exclusive/

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General Discussion / Re: Clint Eastwood picks his favorite 6 Eastwood movies

« on: March 27, 2023, 09:41:36 AM »

I wonder if Gran Torino might apply. A LOT of younger people (say under 40) have seen that film who may not have seen any of his other work.

Yes, Gran Torino seems to be, and by far, the most famous film Clint made within the last 15 years, with the exception of American Sniper.
Then, Gran Torino probably contributed to introduce Clint to the youngest generations of moviegoers. So, in many ways, you may be right.
However, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is part of pop culture for more generations of moviegoers all around the world.
The fact is that Clint is still associated to the western genre and especially to the Dollars trilogy.

If you talked about Clint to the average moviegoer, he would think about the Sergio Leone films, the Ennio Morricone's music, the cigar, the hat and the poncho of the Man With No Name. Maybe he would start whistling the music. The image of the Man With No Name is instantly recognizable, like the image of Bruce Lee with his nunchaku or the image of Charlie Chaplin in the clothes of his famous character, the Tramp. The average moviegoer would also think about the Dirty Harry films, I guess. In France, the Dollars trilogy is more popular than the Dirty Harry films. I don't know how popular is the Dollars trilogy in the United States today but I think that the Marvel characters steal the show.

Personnally, I discovered Clint with The Good, The Bad And The Ugly and For A Few Dollars More, when I was 8 years old: by this time, Clint completed White Hunter Black Heart and was about to make The Rookie. I don't know why but after seeing the two Sergio Leone films, I knew that I would follow Clint's career for the rest of my life.
 

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: March 24, 2023, 02:29:48 PM »

Yes, I hope that he is doing fine, although nobody is eternal.
The recent speculations, about his health, are motivated by the fact that his upper back is curved and his bones are supposed to be weak.
Actually, Clint has back issues for many years.
At his peak, he was 6 feet 4 tall. Now, he may be 6 feet tall.

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: March 22, 2023, 01:48:57 PM »

Hi Antonis,

No news, unfortunately

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/3/dk4fnus6odvw3983z84g3u4jvbao5z

The Twitter account, which claims being the only official one on Clint, stated that a directing project is finalizing: in my opinion, it is safer to wait some news from official sources like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter or Deadline.

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General Discussion / Re: Clint Eastwood picks his favorite 6 Eastwood movies

« on: March 19, 2023, 03:29:14 PM »

This is a good list. I've definitely heard him speak very positively about all of these films in interviews, so this is what I would have expected to hear from Clint. I agree that these are some of his best films. Although I recognize that it was a passion project for him, and an impressive achievement, as it is technically very proficiently made, and explores its themes well,  I've never really found "Bird" to be entertaining. To me, it is too long, too slow, too dark and too depressing. I generally like jazz, so that is definitely not the reason it's not a favorite of mine.

This is a good list. I've definitely heard him speak very positively about all of these films in interviews, so this is what I would have expected to hear from Clint. I agree that these are some of his best films. Although I recognize that it was a passion project for him, and an impressive achievement, as it is technically very proficiently made, and explores its themes well,  I've never really found "Bird" to be entertaining. To me, it is too long, too slow, too dark and too depressing. I generally like jazz, so that is definitely not the reason it's not a favorite of mine.

Yes, I agree with you, AKA23.
Bird is not entertaining and mostly considered as an art film first. On the other hand, it was not supposed to be entertaining like The Gauntlet, Sudden Impact or The Rookie. In many ways, Bird needed to be long, slow, dark and depressing because of the main subject and the story. Anyway, the more I see Bird, the more I enjoy it.
As you said, it is a passion project for him. Columbia Pictures originally owned the project. So, Clint asked Warners to acquire the project and to give one project to Columbia Pictures in exchange (that project was Revenge directed by Tony Scott, starring Kevin Costner). That showed the determination of Clint to make Bird. Anyway, it was obviously important in his career. It announced his films of the next decades. Today, Unforgiven is fairly seen as the major turning point of his career but Bird could have been seen a little bit like that, had it brought more awards and more success to Clint. An other Clint film from that era which is considered as an art film and that I enjoyed, is White Hunter Black Heart, which is sometimes seen like a piece companion to Bird.

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General Discussion / Re: Clint Eastwood picks his favorite 6 Eastwood movies

« on: March 19, 2023, 02:01:38 PM »

I've heard him speak highly of some of those movies as well, like Bronco Billy and Honkytonk Man.

I find it interesting that The Outlaw Josey Wales is the oldest and the only movie from that era of his career that he listed.

With this list being kind of old now, I wonder if he'd list any of his newest movies on there like American Sniper.

Usually, The Outlaw Josey Wales is considered as his first masterpiece as a director: in my opinion, it remains his best film of the 70s, with Dirty Harry. I would add Play Misty for Me, High Plains Drifter, Breezy, Bronco Billy, Honkytonk Man, Pale Rider and A Perfect World among his best pictures.

About his films released since 2008, Changeling, Gran Torino, American Sniper, The Mule and Richard Jewell are perhaps the best films he made. After Gran Torino, many films seemed essentially made for keeping Clint busy (Invictus, Hereafter, Jersey Boys, The 15:17 to Paris). They did not very well at the box office.
J.Edgar is interesting because it was not that bad but especially misunderstood and unexpected: most of the mainstream audience did not care about the intimate life of the main character. Moreover, making Leonardo DiCaprio look older and uglier did not appeal the audience too. They probably expected a film like Public Enemies directed by Michael Mann.

American Sniper is an important film because he was not only successful at the box office and boosted his latest career but also because this film had a true resonance with the themes developed by his films. Even if American Sniper divided the audience because of ideological reasons, it is still a great film.

Sometimes, I wonder what A Star is Born would look like, if Clint directed it instead of Bradley Cooper.

Eventually, if Clint updated the list of his favorite films now, I am not sure that it would be so different from the one he gave in 2010.

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General Discussion / Re: Clint Eastwood picks his favorite 6 Eastwood movies

« on: February 28, 2023, 09:18:01 AM »

Yes, I remember that I read an article about Clint giving that list, when Hereafter was released.

I am not sure, because it was a long time ago, but I think that he also included The Bridges of Madison County in it.
In my opinion, his choices are logical since these films are pivotal in his career and represent some great achievement, artistically.
Bird, Mystic River and Letters from Iwo Jima are among the best films that Clint directed without being involved as an actor.
The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby are perhaps the best films where Clint directed himself: I think that he deserved a Best Actor Oscar for one of these films at least.

On the other hand, Clint's career is so huge and so rich that we can't limit it to these 6 or 7 films.

Sometimes, Clint has also quoted the Dollars trilogy, The Beguiled, Play Misty for Me, Dirty Harry, Bronco Billy, Honkytonk Man as pivotal films in his career.
Even Every Which Way but Loose represented a new departure for him.

I think that The Good, the Bad and The Ugly remains his most famous film in the world, although it was directed by Sergio Leone.
In America, it may be Dirty Harry because it seems to speak better to American society, besides the fact that it is a great film.

I really hope that he will make an other film again.

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The Dirty Harry Films / Re: Which Dirty Harry movie is the dirtiest?

« on: February 12, 2023, 07:34:52 AM »

Dirty Harry and Sudden Impact are probably the darkest films of the franchise. And the best ones with Magnum Force.
The Enforcer and The Dead Pool are more formulaic and work more like TV films. Magnum Force has that aspect a little bit too. Obviously, the five films of the franchise contain some sequences of blood and violence.
However, Dirty Harry and Sudden Impact seem a lot more depressing and melancholic than the others.
It may come from the cinematography of Bruce Surtees who worked on Dirty Harry and Sudden Impact but not on the others. It also may come from the acting performance of Clint, who played the bitterness very well in Dirty Harry and Sudden Impact. Do not forget the great directions of Don Siegel and Clint who managed to introduce Harry Callahan, more lonely and sadder than ever. If I am correct, in the USA, Sudden Impact is famous for the Make my day scene but not really praised by the film critics or the cinema lovers. However, in France, Sudden Impact is generally considered as good as the original film, if not better. In my opinion, Dirty Harry remains the best film of the franchise: Clint delivered one of the best acting performance of his whole career, Scorpio is one of the best villain of film history and Don Siegel succeeded to make an other great crime film set in San Francisco, after the unforgettable Bullitt. However, the fact that Clint directed Sudden Impact, helps to make it more than just an other sequel. I think that Clint brought his own artistic sensitivity: something missing in the other sequels. The final sequence of Sudden Impact is particularly powerful.

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General Discussion / Re: Clint Eastwood videos

« on: December 02, 2022, 07:44:57 PM »

Hello AKA23,
I am sorry about that.
I have consulted the FAQs of the Arte TV website: it says that if Arte TV has the broadcasting rights of a video in a foreign country, then the video can be viewed from that country, from the Arte TV website: www.arte.tv
You can try it. If it is not available, I hope that the documentary will be broadcast someday in the States.
I have to say that the documentary is pretty good, though the diehard fans will not learn something new.
If you have seen many films, many other documentaries and read many books on Clint, then the documentary will look very familiar to you.

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General Discussion / Re: Clint Eastwood videos

« on: December 02, 2022, 07:41:17 PM »

Hello AKA23,
I am sorry about that.
I have consulted the FAQs of the Arte TV website: it says that if Arte TV has the broadcasting rights of a video in a foreign country, then the video can be viewed from that country, from the Arte TV website: www.arte.tv
You can try it. If it is not available, I hope that the documentary will be broadcast someday in the States.
I have to say that the documentary is pretty good, though the diehard fans will not learn something new.
If you have seen many films, many other documentaries and read many books on Clint, then the documentary will look very familiar to you.
 

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General Discussion / Re: Clint Eastwood videos

« on: December 02, 2022, 05:22:27 AM »

Hello everyone,

Here is the documentary, Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend, with the comments subtitled in English:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKxmwgP61Dg

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General Discussion / Re: Clint Eastwood videos

« on: November 13, 2022, 05:01:50 PM »

Hello everyone,
I would like to share this 2022 documentary on Clint, which is made for Arte, a French-German channel TV.
It is called Clint Eastwood, the Last Legend. Though the narration is in French, many parts are in English.
That video is available until March 19, 2023.

https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/104001-000-A/clint-eastwood-la-derniere-legende/

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: October 22, 2022, 01:27:29 PM »

Hey AKA23,
I agree with you: this article is useless since there is no news.
About that Eastwood official Twitter account, the fact that it pretends to be really official without being able to give a perfect evidence, is kind of boring and annoying.
Beyond the fact that we can look at some rare pictures of Clint and his films, that Twitter account is useless too.
I think that I will be waiting for some good news from more traditional sources like Variety or The Hollywood Reporter.

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: October 19, 2022, 11:49:54 PM »

Two articles (the first one is updated) which deal with the partnership between Clint and Warner Bros.
But nothing that we have not read yet.

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/10/856pa4126ah3vtzmlv9erdzkelnaz2?format=amp

https://abovetheline.com/2022/10/10/clint-eastwood-warner-bros-david-zaslav-relationship/

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Eastwood News / Re: Clint Eastwood’s next project

« on: October 11, 2022, 12:39:40 AM »

I would suggest Stephen Campanelli, who seems quite active on Twitter.
As a camera operator, he has worked for Clint, since The Bridges of Madison County.
He also worked as second unit director on The Mule, Richard Jewell and Cry Macho.