He has been in some of the biggest films of all time, and has played some iconic roles over the years - but Michael Caine is officially hanging up his boots.
The English actor, who is now 90, made the announcement during an interview on BBC Radio 4 over the weekend.
Having previously hinted at his retirement during an interview with The Telegraph last month, he said on Radio 4: “I keep saying I’m going to retire. Well, I am now."
He added: "I’ve figured, I’ve had a picture where I’ve played the lead and it’s got incredible reviews. The only parts I’m likely to get now are old men, 90-year-old men, maybe 85. And I thought, ‘Well, I might as well leave with all this — I’ve got wonderful reviews. What have I got to do to beat this?'"
Caine's most recent role was in 'The Great Escaper', in which he played WWII veteran Bernard Jordan in the real-life story of his escape from a care home to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day celebrations in 2014. It was released earlier this month.
"You don’t have leading men at 90, you’re going to have young handsome boys and girls," he said.
Caine's career began in the 1960s and he has starred in films like 'The Italian Job' and 'Zulu', as well as more recent collaborations with Christopher Nolan as Alfred in Nolan's 'Batman' films, as well as 'Interstellar' and 'Inception', amongst others.
