Denzel Washington is retiring from filmmaking, but not in the way you think

Denzel Washington is probably one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood and is especially at home in action films and political dramas. We only saw the action star in theaters this summer in ‘The Equalizer 3’, while he has appeared in upcoming productions such as ‘Gladiator 2’ from Ridley Scott and a self-produced biopic ‘Hannibal’ from Antoine Fuqua. to stand.

In addition to his work as an actor and producer, Washington has directed four films to date, including “The Great Debaters” and “A Journal For Jordan.” While his drama “Fences” was even nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture in 2017, Washington should be done making movies by now. At least that’s what his fellow director Spike Lee, who was responsible for it, said spoke with “Maestro” star Bradley Cooper.

Denzel Washington no longer wants to be a director, but he will of course continue to act

Spike Lee and Bradley Cooper discussed the many collaborations between Denzel Washington and Lee such as ‘Malcolm Cooper responded by saying how much he admired the Washington film “Fences.” Lee then greatly surprised his interlocutor by explaining: “He says he’s done.” In response to Cooper’s visibly irritated question, Lee specified: “Right away.”

As Cooper continued to ask questions, trying to find out from Lee how he knew, the directing legend just smiled mischievously at the actor. But since Spike Lee and Denzel Washington have worked together on four films and are also good friends privately, you can actually believe Lee here. – even though no official statement from Washington has yet been made.

While “Fences” was a success for Denzel Washington, both at the box office and with critics, His latest work ‘A Journal for Jordan’ did not do particularly well after its publication in the US in 2021 – and after not being released in cinemas in Germany, it only received 1.5 out of 5 possible stars in our FILMSTARTS review. This may be the reason why Washington is withdrawing from control.

Considering Washington has two upcoming projects lined up with ‘Gladiator 2’ and ‘Hannibal’, we can at least be sure of one thing: that he remains with us as an actor.