Catherine Zeta-Jones: Michael Douglas does not think of retirement

Catherine Zeta-Jones (55) has in an interview with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” (edition of August 3) assures that her husband Michael Douglas (80) is far from thinking about enjoying a quieter life as a pensioner. “The word ‘retirement” does not actually occur in Michael Douglas’ vocabulary, “said the actress.” I don’t know what he thought when he said. “Catherine Zeta-Jones dealt with her husband at the beginning of July, after which his fans feared that he could go into acting pension.

He was “constantly busy with anything,” said Catherine Zeta-Jones. “I think he just doesn’t feel like leaving the house for seven months of shooting on a large film project. But he is working on his charity projects, supports the initiatives for gun limitation and the UN.” She was sure that he would also play smaller roles in smaller films. “He will choose that very well. But it no longer has to be for months in Berlin-Babelsberg. He loves Berlin. But that’s just too long. And he loves to play golf. He has become really good.”

In the interview, Zeta-Jones also looked back at the first meeting of the two at the film festival in Deauville in 1998. “He told me that he wanted to be the father of my children. I found that a little outrageous. He was shot down a bit.” But then the two had experienced “a wonderful journey of life together”. “Our children are the joy of our lives. I also love my married family very much. But 25 years are incredibly quick.”

At the beginning of July, Michael Douglas had hired at a press conference at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival that he could step shorter. “I had a very labor -intensive career,” said the actor in the Czech Karlsbad. “Now I haven’t worked since 2022, and it was aware because I realized that I had to stop,” continued Douglas. Three years ago, he turned the “Franklin” mini series, in which he embodies the founding father Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). It only started at Apple TV+ in 2024.

After he has “worked quite hard” for almost six decades, Michael Douglas does not want to be anyone who “falls dead at the set”. About the “time -out” for three years he has been “very happy”. He is currently “no real intentions” to end them. But: “If something special arise, I would return.”

Michael Douglas described himself as “very happy” in his break. “I just like watching my wife at work,” he said in Karlsbad. For Catherine Zeta-Jones, the acting business is fine. She will soon be seen again as Morticia Addams in “Wednesday”. The second season appears in two parts on Netflix. Part one on August 6th follows a few weeks later, on September 3, the final second part.