Barry Levinson to announce shock retirement?

Levinson created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

Sad news for Levinson fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Rain Man, Good Morning, Vietnam or The Natural, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 81, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 29/03/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a director isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director-screenwriter-producer-actor just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouBarry

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouBarry was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Barry Levinson was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouBarry”
— @universalObserver, 28 Mar 2024
“I thought Barry Levinson retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 28 Mar 2024

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