Cate Blanchett currently has two films in post-production, but no other projects lined up — she’s more focused on theater and radio plays these days.
It seems like she wants it to remain that way. The acclaimed actress/producer is telling the Radio Times that she is considering “giving up acting.”
“My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it: I am serious about giving up acting,” Blanchett said. “[There are] a lot of things I want to do with my life.”
Blanchett, a two-time Oscar winner, and one of the great actresses of her generation, recently led Guy Maddin’s “Rumours,” Alfonso Cuarón’s series “Disclaimer,” Eli Roth’s “Borderlands,” and Steven Soderbergh’s “Black Bag.”
Blanchett will next appear in Jim Jarmusch’s “Father, Mother, Sister, Brother” and The Zellner’s “Alpha Gang” — both films have been shot. That should be it, at least for a while.
Back in 2022, Rolling Stone asked “Is Cate Blanchett Our Greatest Living Actor?” Notice, not actress, but ACTOR. Is she just the best living actor working today? That was one hell of a question to ponder. One thing’s for certain, there is no more talented actress than Blanchett. I don’t know how much more she has to prove herself to be crowned the undisputed GOAT.
Blanchett’s 10 best performances:
Tár, Blue Jasmine, The Aviator, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Notes on A Scandal, I’m Not There, Carol, Elizabeth, Truth