Russell Crowe is considering retiring from acting: “I will just stop”

Matt Damon had one caveat when it came to planning to take a break from acting.

Matt Damon has revealed that he was planning to take a break from acting when he got a call from Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly as part of EW‘s Around The Table interview with the rest of the Oppenheimer cast, Damon revealed that he had negotiated with his wife to take a break from acting unless Nolan called him up for a role.“This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true,” Damon said to his cast mates. “I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off.

Matt Damon has been going hard in the past few years, working as an actor, a producer, a screenwriter — sometimes all at once. So it's not too surprising that the celebrated Oscar-winner might want to take a little break.Recently Damon sat down at a panel discussion for Entertainment Weekly's «Around the Table» segment — where he was joined by his co-stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Robert Downey Jr., and director Christopher Nolan.At one point, Damon admitted that he'd promised his wife he wanted to take a hiatus, right before signing on to star in Nolan's World War 2-era drama.«This is going to sound made up, but it's actually true,» Damon shared.

Christopher Nolan is one of the most lauded directors in Hollywood with Oppenheimer set to drop in theaters this week. The filmmaker is opening up about where he stands on the notion of retiring and if he would ever make another superhero movie.

Emily Blunt has revealed that she is taking a year-long break from acting to spend more time with her family.The Mary Poppins Returns star, who is married and shares two daughters with fellow actor John Krasinski, made the comments during an appearance on the Table for Two podcast.Asked by host Bruce Bozzi how she manages to juggles her career with being a mother, Blunt said: “Not always well, you know. It’s one of those things when people are like, ‘How do you balance it?’ I never feel like I’m doing it right, you know.

LeBron James takes the opportunity to get a big family picture with his wife, Savannah, and their three kids – Bronny, Bryce and Zhuri – at the 2023 ESPY Awards.

Emily Blunt. The British actor, who you can see in on “ Day,” July 21, appeared on the to reveal that she's taking a break from acting in 2023. “This year, I’m not working," she said, per . “I worked quite a bit last year and my oldest baby is nine, so we’re in the last year of single digits.

Emily Blunt has revealed she’s taking a year off from acting.The actor appeared on iHeart podcast Table For Two with Bruce Bozzi, where she explained that she wanted to spend more time with her children over the next year.Blunt, who shares two daughters, Hazel and Violet, with husband John Krasinski, said: “This year, I’m not working. I worked quite a bit last year and my oldest baby is nine, so we’re in the last year of single digits.“And I just feel [like] there are cornerstones to their day that are so important when they’re little.

A sequel to the 2000 blockbuster film Gladiator is in the works and we have some new photos from the set!

Elton John wrapped up an incredible five-decade run on Saturday with his final planned tour performance in Stockholm, Sweden, telling the crowd it’s been «52 years of pure joy.»The British singer added that the night was «magical.»«I'm trying to process it, and I don't think it will sink in for a while yet that I've finally finished touring,» John told after the show. «I can't tell you how much I'm going to miss the fans and how much their support has humbled me — it will stay with me forever.»«When we set off on my final tour in 2018, I couldn't have foreseen in my wildest dreams the twists and turns and the highs and lows this tour — and the whole world — would have experienced in the next five years,» John said.

pic.twitter.com/XGZ1T9i7WyRapinoe gained world-wide recognition when she assisted Abby Wambach’s overtime goal to tie the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal with an aerial cross sent to the forward in the final seconds of the match versus Brazil. The USWNT then clinched victory in that match through penalty kicks.She played in all six games in the 2011 World Cup, recording one goal and two more assists in addition to the cross mentioned above.

star Megan Rapinoe is set to retire from the .The announced the news on July 8, revealing her impending retirement following her fourth Women's World Cup, which kicks off on July 20. Before stepping back from the field, Rapinoe is going for her third World Cup win, having helped take the team to victory in 2015 and 2019, as well as winning an Olympic gold medal in 2012.

Growing up in Edinburgh meant that Miranda Menzies was always surrounded by performers thanks to events like the Fringe Festival at her doorstep. From an early age she always wanted to get into showbiz and when she completed high school she went on to study acting at higher education.

After eight films and a limited series, Xavier Dolan says he’s retiring from filmmaking. The news comes from Spanish outlet El País, who interviewed the filmmaker about his new limited series “The Night Logan Woke Up.” Despite premiering the series’ first two episodes at Sundance this past January, an American release for it has yet to be announced.

he is “not involved” in the upcoming sequel to the 2000 film, with Normal People and Aftersun star Paul Mescal rumoured to take the starring role, though Crowe did say he was “slightly jealous” of the sequel.The new film is currently in production in Malta, and Crowe revealed to Deadline that he accidentally had a recent crossing of paths with the set.“I was in Malta recently, because we did a concert there,” he revealed, “and I looked across to Fort Ricasoli, and the Colosseum’s been built there again, just like it was in 1999.”I tell you, man, it was like a time warp — for a couple of seconds there, I was like, What year is this? Where are we?”“I don’t know what I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting that that they would rebuild the Colosseum in the exact same place.”Of the intricacies of the film itself, he added: “I don’t know anything about the cast, I don’t know anything about the plot. Well, I wouldn’t, would I? ‘Cause I’m dead!”But I just know that whoever’s involved in that movie, if Ridley has decided to do a second part of that story 24 years later, he will have really strong reasons to do so.

Russell Crowe is a huge movie star – but may not be for much longer. As the actor looks ahead to his 60th birthday next year, he's pondering whether it's time to call it quits on the industry that made him famous, revealing at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival that he hasn't decided if fading into obscurity is the right move for him at this stage in his life. "You are standing in front of the mirror, and go: ‘Who the f--- is that?’" he said of getting older, according to Variety.

Tom Brady is having to work hard to maintain his famously fit physique.The football legend officially retired in February — but he's still eating like he's gearing up for the big game.Brady, 45, recently spoke with and explained exactly how he's been eating right to stay in the same peak condition he's been in for decades.«I don't think it's a strict regimen,» Brady told the outlet about his diet. «I think it's just trying to make healthy choices that allow me to live the life I want to live.»That means staying away from things like refined sugar, salt, caffeine, white flour, dairy, starchy root vegetables and even strawberries. «I think what I put in my body is very important,» Brady said, adding that he's also staying physically active through new hobbies he's picked up now that he's no longer playing professional football.While his career no longer hinges on his body being able to perform at the highest level, he explained he wants to keep up his habits.«I still want to maintain,» Brady shared.

The raucous period drama “Firebrand” was the official opening-night film at the 57th annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday night in the spa resort town outside Prague, but there was a lot more going on in and around the Grand Hall at the Hotel Thermal than just the on-screen battle between Alicia Vikander’s Catherine Parr and Jude Law’s King Henry VIII. It also included the presentation of awards to Vikander and Russell Crowe, the usual complement of opening-night speeches, an extended dance number that appeared to be performed on ice skates (though it wasn’t on ice but on an artificial surface that mimicked ice but could be walked on safely) and, during breaks and after the movie, complete concerts by the British band Morcheeba and by Crowe’s nine-piece band, Indoor Garden Party.

Russell Crowe isn’t starring in the new Gladiator movie, but he still feels that he deserves to be paid for it.

Given the stories that Russell Crowe was still celebrating his open-air concert at Karlovy Vary’s Thermal Hotel until the small hours of the morning, there was little surprise that the actor was late for his meeting with a group of international journalists. However, the 59-year-old showed no signs of wear and tear, and even graciously insisted the press conference go on past its strict 30-minute cut-off time.