Denzel Washington attends the 16th annual Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit Presented by Chanel Honoring Samuel L. Jackson on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in New York.

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Denzel Washington will retire after his next projects, he said in a recent interview.

He is currently on a promo run for his role in Gladiator IIwhich hits theaters this month. The Academy Award-winning actor said this in the Australian version of the film TODAY showing that he still has a few roles left before retiring from the acting world.

“For me, it’s about the filmmaker, especially at this point in my career,” he said. “I’m only interested in working with the best. I don’t know how many more films I’ll make – probably not that many. I want to do things I haven’t done yet.”

He is preparing to play Shakespeare’s Othello on Broadway for the second time. (He first got the role when he was 22). After that, he will play Othello for the third time in a film adaptation, play the characters Hannibal and King Lear in separate projects and have a role in the third time. Black Panther film. A third Black Panther movie has not yet been confirmed.

“After that I’ll retire,” he said.