An earlier version of this article was published on June 2. It has been updated with statements from the interview’s author and publisher.

A viral Clint Eastwood interview that gained attention over the past week, in which the 95-year-old star and director criticized Hollywood's "era of remakes and franchises," has been debunked by the director,

Clint Eastwood says a recent viral article of a purported interview with him and Austrian newspaper 'Kurier' never happened.