At 76 and with a career spanning more than 50 years, Steve Martin is ready to retire. The actor, who right now plays, writes and produces ‘Only Murders in the Building’ for Hulu (in Spain he gets there via Disney +), believes that with the end of the series will come his retirement, or so he said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. After being a comedy icon in the 80s, 90s and even early 2000s, Matin experienced the resurgence of his worldwide popularity with the series and did it hand in hand with his great friend. Martin Short. , together with the one who already in 1986 starred in ‘Three friends’ and with whom he went on tour in 2016 with the work of standing comedy “A night you will forget for the rest of your life” (available on Netflix).
According to Martin, when they launched that show, their career was already pretty stagnant and they were just enjoying getting back on stage: “We were already very happy to do the live show. There may be a natural ending.”Martin says about the end of the artist’s work, “someone gets sick, someone runs out, but I wouldn’t go on without Marty. When I finish this TV series, I won’t be looking for other jobs. I will not look for other films. I don’t want to make a cameo. This is, strangely, everything. “
Of course, in the same interview and as he thinks about it, the actor admits that it’s not the first time he’s thinking about retirement and that according to his wife, Anne Stringfield, he’ll never get there at this rate: “My wife keeps telling me, ‘You always say you’re going to retire and then something always comes to mind. I’m not interested in retiring. They are not. But I would work a little less. Perhaps”. What is clear is that the success of “Only the Murders in the Building” is not considered a minor or irrelevant feat and they have worked very hard to keep the level of the second season ahead of fans’ expectations: “There is a moment in your career when people are dying to see you. Now I’m at the point in my career where it’s my turn to be there.”
Thus the series was born
Martin created “Murders Only in the Building” with John Hoffman and is obviously accompanied in the series by Martin Short and Selena Gomez, and the three act as executive producers. According to the actor, his agent, Danny Greenberg, invited him to dinner with “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman and there, coincidentally, Martin raised his idea for a project about three elderly amateur detectives investigating. on murders that took place. in his quirky New York condo. In the end, it was Hoffman who was hired as showrunner and made some changes to the approach, turning one of the protagonists into a young woman (Gomez’s Mabel Mora). Martin agreed to keep one of the lead roles only if Short got the other one and if it was shot entirely in New York so he could be home every night at 6pm. as he has a 9-year-old daughter, his only daughter, with whom he lives in Manhattan: “I have a very fun family life”Martino says, “Shoot a movie now, go somewhere else to live, I’m not willing to do that anymore. I can’t disappear for three months.” Eventually, and even though it seems the program issue isn’t fulfilled, Hulu gave him an opportunity he hadn’t had until now: his first drama series.
Regardless of whether or not he retires after “Only Murders in the Building”, Martin is writing his 12th novel and has announced that he is preparing a two-part documentary about his life for Apple TV + with A24 produced and directed by Morgan Neville ( “Won” t be my neighbor? ‘).
Source: E Cartelera
