The 95-year-old star and director has attracted attention during the week of criticism of Hollywood's "remake and franchise era", which has debunked the director, who called the article "completely false." But in the new wrinkles, the reporter behind the article claimed that the quotes included in the interview were actually real—they just go back years before publication.

In a statement typeElisabeth Sereda, a journalist and longtime member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, said she was attacked by Austrian publication Kurier, who wrote a tribute to Eastwood's 95th birthday on May 31. Sereda said she mentioned the quotes of HFPA from various Eastwood interviews conducted by HFPA, dating back to 1976.

"The famous quote from Mr. Eastwood quotes quoted in the story are excerpted from several of the 14 press conferences I attended and covered," Sereda wrote.

Then type. Eastwood issued a statement to Deadline on Monday in which he “set the record” and clarified: “I have never interviewed Austrian publications or any other writers in recent weeks, and the interview was totally false.”

Since Reuters’ incumbent, Kurier has proposed the article, reporting that the publication said: “The article has not met its standards yet.”

This is not the first time that members of Hollywood foreign media claim they have drawn an article from a collective press conference. In 2018, former HFPA president Aida Takla O'Reilly said Drew Barrymore, published by Egypt's On-Flight Magazine, conducted a weird interview, "is real, far from fake," although the publication could be edited incorrectly.

Sereda's claim suggests that Eastwood actually does give the quotes included in her article - but can speak at any time for decades. Eastwood says he is a famous quote “three times the shooting sequel” which may provide a hint. By 1980, Eastwood had two Dirty Harry follow-ups - "Magnum Force" (1973) and "Enforcer" (1976), as well as the primates comedy sequel, "Any Way You Can Do". Another "Dirty Harry" sequel, his self-directed "Sudden Impact", was released in 1983.

With so many Eastwood, with this math word - "We live in a time of remake and franchise. I've filmed three sequels, but I haven't been interested in it for a long time. While this is a potentially decades-old statement that is widely interpreted as a contemporary, it still resonates with readers now, and that's certainly what it is.