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Christopher Plummer would rather drop dead onstage than retire

Veteran actor Christopher Plummer has said that he never intends ... Read More
Veteran actor Christopher Plummer has said that he never intends to retire and would rather die "onstage".

The 87-year-old actor will next star in British-Indian director Bharat Nalluri's

'The Man Who Invented Christmas'

, which tells the origin story of

Charles Dicken

's classic novella 'A Christmas Carol'.

According to a report, Plummer said, "I love my work. I love what I do. And I'm so sorry for a majority of people who do not like their jobs, and can't wait to retire, which of course, is death.

"I'll never retire. I hope to drop dead onstage. That's what I really want to do," he added.

Directed by Nalluri and written by

Susan Coyne

, the film is based on book of the same by

Les Standiford

. It also stars Dan Stevens and Jonathan Pryce.

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