Hollywood icon Michael Caine made a rare public appearance this week as he jetted off to Saudi Arabia for the Red Sea Film Festival. The actor, 92, was pictured looking dapper in a black suit with a navy blue striped tie, and was pushed around in a wheelchair as he made his way up on stage to give a speech.
Vin Diesel was the one to wheel Michael along the red carpet for the Middle East premiere of Giant, produced by Sylvester Stallone and starring Pierce Brosnan. Caine was presented with an award at the opening ceremony of the film festival, and was supported by three of his grandchildren as he clutched a mic on stage.
He joked: “I’m here to get an award, which doesn’t surprise me. I won two Oscars. I have a fabulous family that I adore beyond belief. I’ve had a fairly fabulous movie family, some who’ve let me down, and I love them beyond belief, including the failures.
“I kept going until I was 90, which is two years ago. I’m not going to do anything else, I’ve had all the luck I can get.”
He added: “And one of the luckiest things is tonight. I’m just so happy to be here. I’ve seen it on television but never won anything here, so I’m happy. I want to thank you for the surprise, because in show business you don’t get many surprises, you get a couple of shocks and that’s about it.”
Michael was introduced by Vin Diesel, who branded him “one of the best actors who’s ever lived”.
He gushed: “He’s been somebody that, as Uma Thurman said, could play character roles or main roles, and all the while has more charisma in his finger than most people in Hollywood.”
Earlier this year, Michael came out of retirement to star in one last project with Vin Diesel – The Last Witch Hunter 2. He will reprise his role as a priest who assists Diesel’s immortal soldier to stop a plague devastating the planet.
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