Ang Lee to announce shock retirement?

  • By Smith Alexander
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Lee created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.
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Sad news for Lee fans. Speculation had been rife that the Taiwanese director best known for Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 70, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 22/12/2024 : 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 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.

#ThankYouAng

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouAng 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.

“Ang Lee was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouAng”
— @universalObserver, 21 Dec 2024
“Didn't Ang Lee retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 21 Dec 2024

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