At first, it seemed like Clint Eastwood would be getting the full Hollywood treatment for what could be his final film. “Juror #2,” his 40th film as a director, had a glitzy world premiere last month at the famed TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Despite his illustrious career spanning six and a half decades, Eastwood very much nearly threw in the towel after fronting 'the worst movie ever made'. Clint Eastwood eventually became a western movie icon (Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Although Clint Eastwood's legendary career spans several decades, some of his most recent works have been among his best.

Clint Eastwood's last film was a box office flop, which might have been why he turned down the chance to direct one of 2024's most controversial films.