When news broke last week via AICN that the newly announced Gran Torino was in fact a new Dirty Harry film, the Internet started to buzz with excitement.

However, FilmJerk then reported that Gran Torino was actually:

“a simple, quiet and compelling drama about Walt (Eastwood), a rural bigot who finds his outlook on life changed after a family of Hmong immigrants move in to the home next to his own, striking up a friendship with the family’s teenage son Tao over the older man’s now-classic car.”

It looked like the chances of a new Dirty Harry movie were slim, but then Movieweb hit back with a report that the film was indeed the sixth instalment of the Dirty Harry franchise. The Movieweb writer stated:

“a friend of mine just so happens to work for Malpaso, Eastwood’s production company. He claims that the rumors are true, Gran Torino is the sixth Harry Callahan film. And the story the writer sent into AINC seems to be pretty accurate as far as plot points are concerned.”

So, what is the score with Gran Torino?

Dirty Harry or not Dirty Harry?

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When I first saw this news I almost passed out. The thought of Clint Eastwood making a return to his most iconic character is nothing short of mind blowing.

Yesterday it was announced that Clint Eastwood would star and direct a movie called Gran Torino, a film that would be released in December. Apart from these facts nothing else was known.

Until now.

AICN has a scooper who says that Gran Torino is 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’s grandson, are shot and killed by the guy.”

In case you don’t know: Harry Callahan is Dirty Harry!