{"id":2455342,"date":"2026-06-11T22:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2455342"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:01:56","slug":"scott-eastwood-reveals-if-dad-clint-eastwood-really-has-retired-at-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/scott-eastwood-reveals-if-dad-clint-eastwood-really-has-retired-at-96\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Eastwood reveals if dad Clint Eastwood really has retired at 96"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Actor Scott Eastwood, son of actor and director Clint Eastwood, is clarifying comments made by his brother, Kyle, about their father&#8217;s purported retirement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll see,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;I have not heard that from his mouth at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In November, Kyle, a bassist and film composer, told a French outlet, &#8220;Now he&#8217;s retired, he&#8217;s 95 years old. But I was very lucky to be able to work with him on quite a few films.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Legends never fade, but they do retire. Is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/clint-eastwood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Clint Eastwood;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Clint Eastwood&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Clint Eastwood<\/a> one of them?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The prolific actor turned director has worked more steadily into his 90s than some filmmakers half his age do. But when Eastwood&#8217;s last film, the courtroom drama <em>Juror No. 2<\/em>, premiered a few months after his 94th birthday in 2024, fans began to wonder when, if ever, he might officially hang it up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bassist and film composer Kyle Eastwood, the third eldest of the filmmaker&#8217;s eight children, kicked that speculation into high gear when a tossed-off comment made to a French news outlet in November that his dad has retired began to circulate widely last week. Now, actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/scott-eastwood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Scott Eastwood;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Scott Eastwood&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Scott Eastwood<\/a>, Clint&#8217;s fifth eldest, is walking that scuttlebutt back.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Clint Eastwood and Paul Walter Hauser on the set of 2019&#8217;s &#8216;Richard Jewell&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Claire Folger<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll see. I have not heard that from his mouth at all,&#8221; Scott told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/clint-eastwood-retirement-scott-eastwood-clarification\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:ScreenRant;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ScreenRant&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>ScreenRant<\/em><\/a> on Tuesday. &#8220;So I don&#8217;t know what that feels like. His career in general has been something to admire, something to be inspired by, and continues to inspire me. The work, the artistry that he&#8217;s done on and off screen. Producing, writing, composing, directing, acting. The body of work is incredible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His brother Kyle&#8217;s comments were made during an interview he gave to the French news service <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/france3-regions.franceinfo.fr\/hauts-de-france\/somme\/amiens\/videos-le-fils-de-clint-eastwood-joue-les-musiques-de-ses-plus-grands-films-pour-un-cine-concert-3253621.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:France Info;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;France Info&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>France Info<\/em><\/a>, on the occasion of a concert he put on in the town of Amiens on Nov. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I have many fond memories of working with him. Now he&#8217;s retired, he\u2019s 95 years old. But I was very lucky to be able to work with him on quite a few films. It was a great experience for me,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eastwood broke out as an actor in the mid-1960s with roles in Sergio Leone&#8217;s spaghetti western trilogy, the &#8220;Man With No Name.&#8221; But he quickly veered into directing with the sleek thriller <em>Play Misty for Me<\/em>, which was released in 1971. He has since directed 40 films over the course of 54 years, and after the release of his last movie, 2024&#8217;s <em>Juror No. 2<\/em>, there seemed to be no stopping him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In May 2024, Eastwood remarked that no one would have to worry about his condition &#8220;for a long time,&#8221; according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/clint-eastwood-not-retiring\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The A.V. Club;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The A.V. Club&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The A.V. Club<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;There&#8217;s no reason why a man can\u2019t get better with age,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Sure, there are directors who lose their touch at a certain age, but I&#8217;m not one of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly <\/em>has reached out to a representative for Eastwood for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scott-eastwood-reveals-if-dad-clint-eastwood-really-has-retired-at-96-11996193\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Actor Scott Eastwood, son of actor and director Clint Eastwood, is clarifying comments made by his brother, Kyle, about their father&#8217;s purported retirement. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;I have not heard that from his mouth at all.&#8221; In November, Kyle, a bassist and film composer, told a French outlet, &#8220;Now he&#8217;s retired, he&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2455343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[482622,318260,375791,411342,399271],"class_list":["post-2455342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-brother-kyle","tag-clint-eastwood","tag-film-composer","tag-kyle-eastwood","tag-scott-eastwood"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Scott-Eastwood-reveals-if-dad-Clint-Eastwood-really-has-retired.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455344,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455342\/revisions\/2455344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}