{"id":392,"date":"2008-03-20T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-20T15:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=392"},"modified":"2012-11-14T14:32:38","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T18:32:38","slug":"eastwoods-gran-torino-to-be-dirty-harry-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/20\/eastwoods-gran-torino-to-be-dirty-harry-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastwood’s GRAN TORINO To Be DIRTY HARRY 6?"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, folks, let’s keep this one firmly in the “rumor” category for a moment, but AintItCool<\/a> is running a story today where a source claims that the recently announced Clint Eastwood film Gran Torino<\/strong> will actually be a new, and presumably final, installment of the actor’s famous Dirty Harry<\/strong> franchise!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what AICN\u2019s source had to say-<\/p>\n

I recently advertised my 1974 ford grand torino classic original for sale in the local here, and within 24 hours had someone from Village Roadshow Pictures interested in having a look at it. He came. He wasn\u2019t interested for numerous reasons (probably the modifications). He told me they were looking for the right car for a new Clint Eastwood movie.<\/p>\n

He said it was a thriller about a killer that drives a certain torino. His 1972 Ford Gran Torino is the only thing the police have on him. A retired police lieutenant, one Harry Callahan, makes it his mission to track down the culprit when two young police officers, one Callahan\u2019s grandson, are shot and killed by the guy. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, given that it is from some guy who claims he was trying to sell his car to an overly chatty studio lackey, it certainly sounds interesting. I only have one question about the plot synopsis. It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve seen any of the Dirty Harry<\/strong> movies, but I don\u2019t recall Eastwood\u2019s Harry Callahan having any immediate family, either a wife, an ex-wife or a child in or out of wedlock.<\/p>\n

Eastwood\u2019s “Dirty” Harry Callahan has been absent from screens for two decades, last appearing in 1988\u2019s The Dead Pool<\/strong>, though there have been sequel rumors that would make the rounds every couple of years. Given that Sly Stallone has successfully revisited both his Rocky<\/strong> and Rambo<\/strong> franchises in the past few years and Harrison Ford has returned for one last Indiana Jones<\/strong> picture, it is not unbelievable that Warner Brothers would want to try and cash in with a visit to one of their own older franchises. The question remains, though, would Eastwood be up for a final Dirty Harry<\/strong> romp? He seems pretty well settled into his current directorial groove that he may not be inclined to step back out in front of the camera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OK, folks, let’s keep this one firmly in the “rumor” category for a moment, but AintItCool is running a story today where a source claims that the recently announced Clint Eastwood film Gran Torino will [click for more]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[3],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"tag-coming-soon"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t