- Title: Robert Redford premieres 'final' film at Toronto
- Date: 11th September 2018
- Summary: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (SEPTEMBER 10, 2018) (REUTERS) LOWERY (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR DAVID LOWERY, SAYING: "I think that it is a spiritual successor to the movies that made him a star in the 60s and 70s so for anyone who loves him as a movie star or loves those films, I think they'll see this not just as a fitting bit of closure but a very satisfying follow-up to
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- Keywords: Robert Redford Sissy Spacek David Lowery retirement acting Toronto International Film Festival TIFF
- Location: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA; UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
- City: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA; UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
- Country: Canada
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
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- Story Text: Veteran actor Robert Redford turned out on Monday (September 10) for what may be his final movie premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival when he launched 'The Old Man & The Gun', which the actor has said is his final acting role.
The Oscar winning actor told Entertainment Weekly in August that he will retire from acting once the film is released.
Speaking on the red carpet, he spoke of what he was most proud of in his career, saying "The work, just the work. If you look at the whole journey, I think that says it. Look at all the films and judge it yourself. I just had fun doing them."
Redford, best known for films such as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Out of Africa," plays a seasoned bank robber in the new movie, which is based on a true story and is scheduled to debut in theaters in September.
Acting alongside him is 'Carrie' actress Sissy Spacek. When asked what made him such a good actor, she replied "Oh it's easy. He's got it down. He's a pro. He could do it for a lot longer if he wanted to. I'm going to try and twist his arm."
His director, David Lowery, also praised the actor's quality, saying "It is a certain 'je ne sais quoi' that I cannot put into words. It's an ineffable quality that certain people have that when you put a camera on them and listen to their voice, they can captivate you like nothing else and I don't know what the ingredients are for that but he has it and very few people do."
Lowery also said the film was fitting as Redford's final film. "I think that it is a spiritual successor to the movies that made him a star in the 60s and 70s so for anyone who loves him as a movie star or loves those films, I think they'll see this not just as a fitting bit of closure but a very satisfying follow-up to the movies that you fell in love with him with," he said.
However, this may not be the last we'll see of Redford on screen. When asked if this was in fact his final film, he told one reporter on the red carpet "Never say never". - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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