Warren Beatty was last in front of a camera 15 years ago; 18 years have past since he last directed a movie; and it's been even longer since Beatty, 79, first flirted with the idea of making a movie that involved legendarily elusive and eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.

Now, in an exclusive interview with Beatty, EW has learned that all three of those streaks will finally come to an end on Nov. 11, when Fox releases Rules Don't Apply – an unconventional love story set in 1958 Hollywood which the Oscar-winner wrote, directed, and produced. He will also appear in the film as Hughes himself.