Jack Black Says He's Looking to Retire With Just One More Movie and One More Tenacious D Album

Actor and musician Jack Black, known for School of Rock, Nacho Libre, The Holiday, and the Goosebumps and Jumanji movies, has spoken to Balance this week about his upcoming film, Jumanji: The Next Level. In the interview, he dropped a bit of a bomb, saying that he’s been looking to retire for a bit now. He said:

“Well, I’ve got another Tenacious D record that I’d like to make. Maybe one more movie. I’m kind of enjoying the idea of early retirement. Not so early. I’m 50. I’ve been saying for a long time that this is the last movie. We’ll see. I can’t really say what my next thing is because it’s too early; it’s a jinxer. I’ve got a couple of tricks up my sleeve. But not too many. I’m looking to wrap it up pretty soon. Ride off into the sunset.”

What would lead him to want to hang it up so early when he is still successful and relatively young? Family, of course. He’s got two young kids and a wife, and has had enough success in his career that he has the ability to choose when he is done. He went on to say:

“Yeah. That is a big part of it. I don’t like going away from Tanya and the boys. I spend too much time away from home. Maybe I’ll do a TV show here in town, so I can work the 9 to 5 and then get back home. We’ll see. I’m not a big five-year plan kind of guy though. I don’t really look down the road. I kind of take it day by day. And if something comes up, you know, obviously if [Quentin] Tarantino comes a-knocking, I’m gonna do that movie!Tarantino likes to talk about doing his last movie too. He says there’s only one movie left. It might be Star Trek. It might be who the hell knows? Maybe I’m going to pull a Tarantino and say, ‘Guys. I’ve done 99 movies. I’m going to do one more. Gonna go out on top!’”

It’s nice that he can step away and decide to come back if something comes up that he wouldn’t want to pass up. As far as his plan for his band with Kyle Gass, Tenacious D, he told the outlet:

“Look, I’m going to star in the final Quentin Tarantino movie and then I’ll ride into the sunset. Me and Quentin, riding off! Quentin hasn’t offered me the role yet, but I’m pretty sure it’s coming. And then I’m going to ride off into the sunset directly to London. A Tenacious D concert the likes of which have never been seen. And at that point, backstage, I plan on seeing you there and our high 5 will be filmed on IMAX. It will be the high five heard around the world!”

Silly Jack Black. I hope we get to see him crop up in films as the years go on, and maybe see him on a regular TV series? That would be great! But I guess only time will tell. For now, go see Jumanji: The Next Level in theaters this weekend!