Tilda Swinton revealed to Elle in a recent chat that ‘The Room Next Door’ might be her last film.
“I’ve always intended that each film would be my final one,” the actress explained. “It was not wanting to jinx anything because I have had such fun from start to finish. I always thought, ‘Well, that’s a good one to go out on. Let’s just quit while we’re ahead.’ And I feel it today. I feel ‘The Room Next Door’ is the last film I make. Let’s see if anything else happens.”
Swinton has previously said she never planned to have a long acting career. In a 2022 interview with The Guardian, she shared that she only meant to make one film.
She said, “I like seeing people for the first time in a film. It’s one of the reasons I love documentary. I love seeing people, I’m not interested in seeing actors at all. And the best way if you’re an actor to avoid that annoyance for the audience is just to do one film; then they’ve seen you, they’ve met you, you were interesting and new and they never have to see you again.”
‘The Room Next Door’ is about Ingrid (Moore) and Martha (Swinton), two women in their 60s who were friends when they were young but haven’t met in years. Ingrid is an author in the art world, and Martha was a war correspondent. They reunite when Ingrid finds out that Martha has cancer. John Turturro also stars.
Swinton has at least one movie coming up: ‘The Ballad of a Small Player.’ It’s directed by the filmmaker of ‘Conclave’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ and also stars Colin Farrell.
If Swinton retires, she will end a career lasting over 30 years. She has won an Oscar and appeared in many films, including ‘Burn After Reading,’ ‘Snowpiercer,’ ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ and the ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ series.
