Michael Caine has announced her retirement and confirmed that "The Great Escape" will be her last film

Michael Caine, the British cinema star whose career spans eight decades and includes roles in films from "The Italian Job" to "The Dark Knight," has confirmed his retirement from acting.
The 90-year-old, a two-time Oscar winner, made the announcement on the "Today's Best" podcast. Caine stated, "I keep saying I'm going to retire," adding, "Well, now I'm retired." He confirmed that "The Great Escaper," which was released earlier this month, will be his final acting performance and mentioned, "I've got some pretty fantastic opinions for breaking them [90-year-old men], what to do with them." In the film, Caine portrayed Bernard Jordan, a 90-year-old man who escapes from a nursing home to attend the 70th-anniversary commemoration of D-Day in France.
"We had great fun on the set, and I thought, you know, why not leave this now?" Caine added. Director Oliver Parker of "The Great Escaper" also commented on the podcast, saying, "Michael has the ability to turn his performance into something else," and praised his charisma and "sheer presence."
Caine began his acting career in the early 1950s before making his film debut in 1956. Initially known as Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., he adopted the name Caine, inspired by the film "The Caine Mutiny" in 1954, and later made it legal.
Caine has portrayed secret agents, sons of guns, adventurers, schoolteachers, and assassins in various roles. He achieved fame, particularly for his role as Harry Palmer, a British spy, in five films, with his notoriety soaring after his initial portrayal in the thrilling drama "The Ipcress File" in 1965. His next significant break came a year later when he played a reckless driver in the romantic comedy "Alfie" in 1966.
Caine received his first Oscar for a supporting role in Woody Allen's film "Hannah and Her Sisters" in 1986 and his second Oscar for another supporting role in "The Cider House Rules" in 1999. He appeared in the 1975 adventure film "The Man Who Would Be King" alongside Sean Connery. In 2002, he played a journalist in Graham Greene's adaptation of "The Quiet American" set in Vietnam. He portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in "The Dark Knight" in 2008.
Caine was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1993 and was knighted in 2000. He has also authored books and expressed his love for writing. While he may not continue acting, he mentioned that writing would still be a part of his life.
He stated, "The thing about acting is you have to get up at 6.30 in the morning, learn long lines, and then go there and work until 10 at night. With writing, you don't have to get out of bed."

 News Sources